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Articles from 2019
Tips & Tricks
Great Reads and Ready-Made Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month: 2019 Edition
Pair These Recommended Titles with Our Curated Vocabulary Lists
Here's our shortlist of books written by and about people of Hispanic heritage, each paired with a ready-made vocab list that you can use to create a variety of word-learning activities.
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Learn the origins of these common portmanteaus, which are what you get when you chop off parts of other words and put the remains together to form a new word. And while these creative compounds aren't as frightening as Frankenstein's monster, you can still see the stitching.
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Success Stories
6 Key Components of Effective, Large-Scale Vocabulary.com Implementation:
Lessons from Broward County's Adoption, Integration, and Results
Learn how Broward County Public Schools' strategic approach to district-wide Vocabulary.com integration resulted in widespread adoption by teachers and significant literacy gains for students.
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CalendarEvents for Educators
Vocabulary.com @ School Superintendents of Alabama Fall Conference
If you'll be in Florence for the Fall SSA Conference, stop by the Vocabulary.com booth and say hello!
We'd love to show you how Alabama teachers are integrating differentiated vocabulary instruction with their existing curriculum to boost their students' literacy skills.
CalendarEvents for Educators
Vocabulary.com @ Ohio School Board Association Conference
Vocabulary.com @ Ohio School Board Association Conference
If you'll be in Columbus for the OSB Conference, stop by booth 1211 and say hello to the Vocabulary.com team!
Learn how schools across Ohio are integrating differentiated vocabulary instruction across the curriculum to close the word gap and improve literacy for all students.
Tips & Tricks
Getting More Out of Graphic Novels
A of Selection Ready-Made Lists, Plus an Interview with Author Svetlana Chmakova
Graphic novels add variety to classroom reading and provide fodder for class discussions. Here's a selection of vocabulary lists that will support your students' reading in this genre — plus, acclaimed graphic novelist Svetlana Chmakova gives Vocabulary.com an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the process of creating these works of art.
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Announcements
Vocab Bowl Summer Streak Remains Unbroken
Houston's St. Vincent De Paul Earns 5th Consecutive July Win
After a heated battle that tested their mettle, the tenacious Tigers from Texas proved they've still got what it takes to win.
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