Ages:9-13Grades:4-8

Expand working vocabulary using a semantic approach. Students get in-depth practice with word relationships in six essential skill areas. Each book in this best-selling set has:

• clear, concise directions designed for students with limited language proficiency
• a pretest/posttest
• light demands for reading and writing
• a variety of learning formats including matching, multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, games, and more

Each book targets a specific social vocabulary skill. The 6-book set consists of:

• Antonyms- Learn the relationship of words that have opposite meanings. Identify adjective, noun, verb, and adverb antonyms, replace antonyms in sentences, use antonyms in sentences, and complete antonym analogies.
• Associations- Recognize associations between words and organize vocabulary by word associations such as category association, association by function, homonyms, exclusion, word-topic association, and more.
• Multiple-Meaning Words- Increase flexibility in vocabulary and thinking by recognizing and using multiple meanings for words. Match words and meanings, switch meanings in sentences, and generate multiple meanings for words.
• Roots, Prefixes and Suffixes- Learn that words are made up of smaller parts that have meaning and impact the total word. Understand the function of the root word, prefix and suffix; identify the root; and use the parts to make words.
• Synonyms- Learn that synonyms are words that mean the same thing with shades of differences. Recognize a true synonym and how the slight differences in meaning influence usage.
• Word Origins- Learn eight ways words come into the English vocabulary: word origin, compound words, blended words, acronyms, clipped words, eponyms, slang, and cultural and regional vocabulary.

6-Book Set • each book 40 pages • 8.5 x 11, softcover • ©2005