There are effective techniques for teaching vocabulary, but it's impossible to explicitly teach all the words kids need to become proficient readers. Vocabulary is key to reading comprehension, and ...

Words shape how we think, feel, and connect with others. While common vocabulary allows basic communication, rare and ...

This week’s question is: What are the best instructional strategies for vocabulary development? We started-off in Part One with suggestions from Katie Brown, Jane Fung, Marilee Sprenger and Karen ...

This week’s question is: What are the best instructional strategies for vocabulary development? All educators in all subjects have to teach vocabulary. If our students don’t know the meanings of the ...

Think you have a strong vocabulary? See how many of these common 8th grade reading words you can recognize when some of history's greatest authors use them.

Joe's first real experience with tech came at the tender age of six when he started playing Final Fantasy IV (II on the SNES) on the family's living room console. As a teenager, he cobbled together ...

Words we use to talk about our families (mother, father, sister etc.) can also have other meanings, either on their own or as part of compound words or phrases. She's lived in Spain for years and is ...

100 Must-Know Vocabulary Words for Students: The first steps towards being a PRO English writer and speaker are to learn the vocabulary. For students, learning English vocabulary is not only about ...

To succeed in school and beyond, children need to build a robust vocabulary. Kids learn a lot from the adults in their lives and there are many ways you can help your child learn new words. We reached ...