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 ...

There’s little argument that vocabulary is critical for a student’s longterm academic achievement, but a new research project finds educators shouldn’t focus on sheer numbers. Researchers from the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Analyzing rates of target word acquisition and overall vocabulary development, this study finds that students learning English as a second language pick up general vocabulary more quickly and target ...

Having a large vocabulary is certainly helpful. It can impress a potential employer, or it can greatly aid you in your line of work if you’re a writer. If you’re a student, it could give you some ...

Parents need to know that Words With Friends 2 is a word game that tests player's spelling and language skills. It's simple to learn and play, with tutorials and FAQs for people who have questions.

Ready for a test? A research study with an online vocabulary test for people in the Netherlands went viral after nationwide television coverage. In the weekend after the TV exposure, more than 300,000 ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - As 2023 was coming to a close, the 9th Vocabulary Bowl saw an amazing showdown of vocabulary prowess. More than 380,000 students from 2,100 K-12 schools across the United States ...