Grades: 6–12
This best-selling series teaches vocabulary words and strategies
through selections from outstanding grade-level appropriate fiction
and nonfiction. Many of the excerpts are from literature commonly
read in the classroom, so vocabulary-building instruction can be
integrated into your curriculum.
A three-step learning process provides multiple exposures to the
targeted words. As students work through each lesson, they are
actively engaged in learning.
Step 1: Ten targeted words are introduced in the context of an
excerpt from a fiction or nonfiction book, short story, essay, or
poem. Students practice using prior knowledge determining
meaning from context
Step 2: Students complete several exercises that teach strategies
and reinforce word meanings. Activities include finding correct
dictionary definitions inferring meaning recognizing word
associations and relationships using targeted words in new contexts
word play .
Step 3: Chapter tests and unit reviews monitor student progress.
Literature-based vocabulary program
Prices:$10.99
