Building Vocabulary
Build academic vocabulary in as little as 20 minutes a day.
Set students up for academic success across the content areas with this systematic approach to teaching vocabulary. This flexible series focuses on vocabulary acquisition using Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes, and bases which account for 90% of English words with two or more syllables. Empower students with the tools and strategies they need to decode words independently across multiple content areas both inside and outside of school.
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Overview
This series by Teacher Created Materials was created by literacy experts and thought leaders based on strong and well-accepted research.
- Minimize prep time with short, daily lessons and flexible pacing plans that can be implemented in any setting
- Digital games provide fun, interactive, and meaningful practice and application
- Reinforce and extend knowledge with practice activities that offer students opportunities to deeply understand words and their meanings
- Gauge students' knowledge and retention with weekly assessments and pre- and post-tests
- Support teacher capacity with targeted instruction on common spelling errors and issues
- Cognate Connections supports Spanish speakers by making Spanish-English connections
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Digital Games
- Ready-to-use digital games and presentations that offer multi-media approaches to keep students interested.
- Perfect program to use for in-person or distance learning options.
- Strengthens student engagement in the learning process.
- Offers a library of reproducible practice pages to reinforce concepts and extend learning.
Digital Resources and Slides
- NEW! Student Reproducibles are now fillable PDF forms, allowing students to type in answers and annotate each page.
- Assessments, reproducibles, bonus student pages and a comprehensive Word Families and Word Roots list.
Virtual Learning Support
- Recorded video tutorials for synchronous and asynchronous learning to help teachers and instructional aides understand how to implement the program for best results.
- View K-2 Pacing Plan
- View 3-8 Pacing Plan
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Teacher's Guide
- Building Vocabulary, 2nd Edition Teacher’s Guide includes instruction for teaching the lessons that go along with the Student Guided Practice Book.
- Short, scripted lessons that require minimal teacher prep but maximum benefit to student.
- Differentiation strategies for scaffolding to meet all students' needs.
Assessments
- The Assessment section of the Teacher's Guide contains diagnostic pre- and post-tests, and unit quizzes that gauge student performance and drive instructional decisions.
- Contains pre- and post-tests and lesson quizzes to assess prior knowledge, plan for instruction, and measure growth.
- Aligns with WIDA, McREL, TESOL, and CCSS standards.
- Easy to use program that offers a systematic and balanced literacy approach to teaching vocabulary.
- Includes lesson suggestions for multi-sensory options and pacing guides and curricular connections for quick plug in to teacher's capacity.
Program Guide
- Dive into the research that drives the use of roots and linguistic patterns to teach English vocabulary and see how students grow across the levels of instruction. Quick overview explaining how to use the Digital Games. Provides pacing options and tips for implementation.
Student Guided Practice Book
- Empower students to unlock the magic and meaning of academic vocabulary with daily lessons and activities that make word play exciting, through the full-color Student Guided Practice Book, available in print and digital formats.
- Workbooks and practice pages designed to build independence through word building games.
- Dedicated, direct instruction lessons for students to build word confidence. Meets the developmental needs of most children as lessons are presented in a variety of ways to meet objectives.
- Focused lists to reinforce Greek and Latin roots which builds students' spelling competence.
Student Engagement
- Daily reinforcement to support mastery and application in cross-curricular connections.
- Strong vocabulary skills increase reading comprehension, word attack skills, and communication skills.
- Multi-sensory approach to engage and captivate each student. Builds students' spelling mastery as they apply knowledge of roots and common patterns.
- Workbook pages can be completed independently, partnered or whole group to encourage higher achievement which leads to higher self-esteem.
- Enables students to unlock the meaning of cross-curricular vocabulary words.
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Building Vocabulary Sample Pages
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Strategies for Building Academic Vocabulary
Teach students independent word learning strategies so that they understand what words mean and ultimately read more effectively.
In this workshop, educators will:
- Empower students with a powerful step-by-step strategy to effectively uncover the meaning of words using Greek and Latin prefixes, bases and suffixes
- Discover key steps to engage students in meaningful conversations that promote oral language
- Reinforce the importance of word learning and word play in the classroom through fun activities and games
- Compile practical instructional tools to make academic vocabulary strategies a priority to ensure college and career readiness
Training Options
Keynote Presentations and Webinars
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Product items
Grades K-8
Grades 9-11
Student Guided Practice Books
Building Vocabulary 2nd Edition: Level K Kit
Build kindergarten students' vocabulary in as little as 20 minutes a day! This easy-to-use kit provides a systematic approach to teaching vocabulary and word families and is ideal for the language arts block and after- and summer-school programs.
Item Number:27591
ISBN:9781425845407
Extra Info:2nd Edition
Building Vocabulary 2nd Edition: Level 1 Kit
Build 1st grade students' vocabulary in as little as 20 minutes a day! This easy-to-use kit provides a systematic approach to teaching vocabulary and word families and is ideal for the language arts block and after school and summer school programs.
Item Number:27592
ISBN:9781425845414
Extra Info:2nd Edition
Building Vocabulary 2nd Edition: Level 2 Kit
Build 2nd grade students' vocabulary in as little as 20 minutes a day! This easy-to-use kit provides a systematic approach to teaching vocabulary and word families and is ideal for the language arts block and after school and summer school programs.
Item Number:27593
ISBN:9781425845421
Extra Info:2nd Edition
Building Vocabulary 2nd Edition: Level 3 Kit
Build 3rd grade students' academic vocabulary in as little as 20 minutes a day! This easy-to-use kit provides a systematic approach to teaching vocabulary and word awareness and is ideal for the ELA block and after school and summer school programs.
Item Number:27594
ISBN:9781425845438
Extra Info:2nd Edition
Building Vocabulary 2nd Edition: Level 4 Kit
Build 4th grade students' academic vocabulary in as little as 20 minutes a day! This easy-to-use kit provides a systematic approach to teaching vocabulary and word awareness and is ideal for the ELA block and after school and summer school programs.
Item Number:27595
ISBN:9781425845445
Extra Info:2nd Edition
Building Vocabulary 2nd Edition: Level 5 Kit
Build 5th grade students' academic vocabulary in as little as 20 minutes a day! This easy-to-use kit provides a systematic approach to teaching vocabulary and word awareness and is ideal for the ELA block and after school and summer school programs.
Item Number:27596
ISBN:9781425845452
Extra Info:2nd Edition
Building Vocabulary 2nd Edition: Level 6 Kit
Build 6th grade students' academic vocabulary in as little as 20 minutes a day! This easy-to-use kit provides a systematic approach to teaching vocabulary and word awareness and is ideal for the ELA block and after school and summer school programs.
Item Number:100875
ISBN:9781493889778
Extra Info:2nd Edition
Building Vocabulary 2nd Edition: Level 7 Kit
Build 7th grade students' academic vocabulary in as little as 20 minutes a day! This easy-to-use kit provides a systematic approach to teaching vocabulary and word awareness and is ideal for the ELA block and after school and summer school programs.
Item Number:100876
ISBN:9781493889785
Extra Info:2nd Edition
Building Vocabulary 2nd Edition: Level 8 Kit
Build 8th grade students' academic vocabulary in as little as 20 minutes a day! This easy-to-use kit provides a systematic approach to teaching vocabulary and word awareness and is ideal for the ELA block and after school and summer school programs.
Item Number:100877
ISBN:9781493889792
Extra Info:2nd Edition
Building Vocabulary: Student Guided Practice Book Level 9
Empower readers by showing them how many English words are built from word families and word patterns that contain predictable sounds. This practice book uses daily activities to reinforce this important concept in predictable, meaningful ways.
Item Number:50591
ISBN:9781425805913
Building Vocabulary: Level 9 Kit
This Level 9 kit provides a systematic approach to teaching vocabulary using Greek and Latin prefixes, bases, and suffixes. Instead of learning words and definitions in isolation, students learn key roots and strategies for deciphering word meanings.
Item Number:12739
ISBN:9781433317392
Building Vocabulary: Student Guided Practice Book Level 10
Empower readers by showing them how many English words are built from word families and word patterns that contain predictable sounds. This practice book uses daily activities to reinforce this important concept in predictable, meaningful ways.
Item Number:50592
ISBN:9781425805920
Building Vocabulary: Level 10 Kit
This Level 10 kit provides a systematic approach to teaching vocabulary using Greek and Latin prefixes, bases, and suffixes. Instead of learning words and definitions in isolation, students learn key roots and strategies for deciphering word meanings.
Item Number:12740
ISBN:9781433317408
Building Vocabulary: Student Guided Practice Book Level 11
Empower readers by showing them how many English words are built from word families and word patterns that contain predictable sounds. This practice book uses daily activities to reinforce this important concept in predictable, meaningful ways.
Item Number:50593
ISBN:9781425805937
Building Vocabulary: Level 11 Kit
This Level 11 kit provides a systematic approach to teaching vocabulary using Greek and Latin prefixes, bases, and suffixes. Instead of learning words and definitions in isolation, students learn key roots and strategies for deciphering word meanings.
Item Number:12741
ISBN:9781433317415
Building Vocabulary 2nd Edition: Level K Student Guided Practice Book
Help kindergarten students unlock the meaning of the words they encounter in the classroom and beyond. This full-color Building Vocabulary workbook guides students toward independent skill application with daily practice activities.
Item Number:100895
ISBN:9781493889976
Extra Info:2nd Edition
Building Vocabulary 2nd Edition: Level 1 Student Guided Practice Book
Help first grade students unlock the meaning of the words they encounter in the classroom and beyond. This full-color Building Vocabulary workbook guides students toward independent skill application with daily practice activities.
Item Number:100896
ISBN:9781493889983
Extra Info:2nd Edition
Building Vocabulary 2nd Edition: Level 2 Student Guided Practice Book
Help second grade students unlock the meaning of the words they encounter in the classroom and beyond. This full-color Building Vocabulary workbook guides students toward independent skill application with daily practice activities.
Item Number:100897
ISBN:9781493889990
Extra Info:2nd Edition
Building Vocabulary 2nd Edition: Level 3 Student Guided Practice Book
Help third grade students unlock the meaning of the words they encounter in the classroom and beyond. This full-color Building Vocabulary workbook guides students toward independent skill application with daily practice activities.
Item Number:100898
ISBN:9781493890002
Extra Info:2nd Edition
Building Vocabulary 2nd Edition: Level 4 Student Guided Practice Book
Help fourth grade students unlock the meaning of the words they encounter in the classroom and beyond. This full-color Building Vocabulary workbook guides students toward independent skill application with daily practice activities.
Item Number:100899
ISBN:9781493890019
Extra Info:2nd Edition
Building Vocabulary 2nd Edition: Level 5 Student Guided Practice Book
Help fifth grade students unlock the meaning of the words they encounter in the classroom and beyond. This full-color Building Vocabulary workbook guides students toward independent skill application with daily practice activities.
Item Number:100900
ISBN:9781493890026
Extra Info:2nd Edition
Building Vocabulary 2nd Edition: Level 6 Student Guided Practice Book
Help sixth grade students unlock the meaning of the words they encounter in the classroom and beyond. This full-color Building Vocabulary workbook guides students toward independent skill application with daily practice activities.
Item Number:100901
ISBN:9781493890033
Extra Info:2nd Edition
Building Vocabulary 2nd Edition: Level 7 Student Guided Practice Book
Help seventh grade students unlock the meaning of the words they encounter in the classroom and beyond. This full-color Building Vocabulary workbook guides students toward independent skill application with daily practice activities.
Item Number:100902
ISBN:9781493890040
Extra Info:2nd Edition
Building Vocabulary 2nd Edition: Level 8 Student Guided Practice Book
Help eighth grade students unlock the meaning of the words they encounter in the classroom and beyond. This full-color Building Vocabulary workbook guides students toward independent skill application with daily practice activities.
Item Number:100903
ISBN:9781493890057
Extra Info:2nd Edition
Building Vocabulary: Student Guided Practice Book Level 9
Empower readers by showing them how many English words are built from word families and word patterns that contain predictable sounds. This practice book uses daily activities to reinforce this important concept in predictable, meaningful ways.
Item Number:50591
ISBN:9781425805913
Building Vocabulary: Student Guided Practice Book Level 10
Empower readers by showing them how many English words are built from word families and word patterns that contain predictable sounds. This practice book uses daily activities to reinforce this important concept in predictable, meaningful ways.
Item Number:50592
ISBN:9781425805920
Building Vocabulary: Student Guided Practice Book Level 11
Empower readers by showing them how many English words are built from word families and word patterns that contain predictable sounds. This practice book uses daily activities to reinforce this important concept in predictable, meaningful ways.
Item Number:50593
ISBN:9781425805937
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