Group items matching

in title, tags, annotations or url

MyVocabulary.com offers free Vocabulary lessons, word lists, and word puzzles designed for middle school and high school students. The Vocabulary lists are based on books commonly used in middle school and high school classrooms. MyVocabulary.com also offers word lists and activities based on SAT Vocabulary. Visitors to MyVocabulary.com will find stand-alone Vocabulary lessons as well as activities to complement the reading of specific stories. Applications for EducationIf you're planning a series of lessons on one of "standard books" for middle school or high school, MyVocabulary.com could provide you with some good Vocabulary lists and lesson ideas to get started. Students prepping for the SAT should take some time to explore the SAT word puzzles offered by MyVocabulary.com

Links to Reading Street Spelling and Vocabulary, MacMillan/McGraw Hill Spelling, Abeka Spelling, Harcourt Spelling, Essential Vocabulary, Journeys and Treasures, and Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary are also listed here.

Technology is an effective and engaging tool that can be used to improve vocabulary acquisition for all learners and engage them in the learning process. Technology resources can provide students with a variety of multimedia content to help them construct knowledge about vocabulary in a way that meets their unique learning needs. Technology allows teachers to design learning experiences that provide students with flexible learning paths. This post will explore some digital tools for helping students construct knowledge about vocabulary.

Common Core Shift 6 suggests that it is important to dig deeper into Tier II vocabulary words. Tier II  words are those words that are found across many content areas and change meaning depending on context.

Science vocabulary organized by grade level and content area

VocabularySpellingCity is a fun way to learn spelling and Vocabulary words by playing engaging learning games using any word list. The most popular activities are Spelling TestMe, HangMouse, and our Vocabulary games, available to Premium Members. The most popular word lists are Sound Alikes, Compound Words, Hunger Games and SAT Words. This is a free app!

Science vocabulary for all content areas and age levels (K-12)

A visual vocabulary site containing hand-drawn situational visuals that help in memorizing and retaining vocabulary better than ever before. They also encourage users to submit their own sketches at http://weboword.ning.com, of which they feature the best @ WeboWord.

An online presentation created with SlideRocket to provide effective ways to use technology as a tool for vocabulary instruction.

Great collection of Vocabulary Building Websites

Students can study vocabulary words and create and share flashcards

LInks for several different spelling and vocabulary lists

VocabularySpellingCity has a new summer word study program that allows children to sharpen academic skills as they play. These simple assignments are a daily workout for the brain, building literacy skills such as Vocabulary, spelling, and writing.

Ways of helping students learn the words they need to know.

"special needs, vocabulary, reading, interactive, flashcards, mangomon"

Digital Dialects offers a nice selection of educational games and activities for learning 55 different languages. Most of the games are designed to learn and practice the basics of each of the 55 languages listed on the Digital Dialects homepage.  Another good website for learning and practicing language basics is Literacy Center.net. Literacy Center offers games for learning and practicing French, Spanish, German, and English. The Literacy Center is a 501c non-profit with a contract from the US Department of Education.  Applications for Education The educational games and activities found on Digital Dialects and Literacy Center are great for students just beginning to learn a new language. The games provide instant feedback to students and parents so that they can monitor progress and choose a skill or set of vocabulary terms to practice.