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Revisiting a handful of historic inaugural addresses from pivotal moments in U.S. history helps frame the purpose of this national event.
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Vocabulary Freaks get in Beast Mode for the Battle Royale
How teachers are redefining "class" on Vocabulary.com
Educators can create classes on Vocabulary.com, assign work to them, and monitor their progress.
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Revamping My Approach to To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary
By Erin Vanek
Last year, I turned to Vocabulary.com to enliven my approach to teaching the words of To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Tips & Tricks
Reimagining Summer Reading
Reinvent your tired summer reading assignment and boost student comprehension
You know the drill. June hits, students turn in their textbooks and take home their summer reading lists. Then, in the final week of August students hastily read the assigned book's front and back covers (and possibly an online plot summary) in order to write the required book report by the time they report back to class.
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Success Stories
California's Rialto School District Tackles New Literacy Standards, Gets Instant Results
When a teacher at California's Rialto High School piloted Vocabulary.com, she was looking for new and efficient ways to teach vocabulary to her students. Her instant success inspired her entire school district to adopt Vocabulary.com to help meet new literacy standards.
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Success Stories
How a Florida Middle School Made Headlines for Word-Learning Success
Margate Middle School parlayed its success in the Vocabulary Bowl into local media coverage.
Florida's Margate Middle School needed help with vocabulary instruction. When they started implementing Vocabulary.com, the students' success built excitement for learning and also made headlines in the local media.
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Students Achieve "Unheard Of" Literacy Gains at Ohio's Woodward Park Middle School
Teachers were amazed at how Vocabulary.com helped disadvantaged students.
At Woodward Park Middle School in Columbus, Ohio, teachers were looking for a way to help out struggling students with literacy and turn around their scores on standardized tests. By adding Vocabulary.com as a literacy center in the language arts classroom, they saw immediate results.
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