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Articles from 2019
Selfies haven't been around that long, but the way some people love to love themselves is as old as the ancient Greek myth about poor old Narcissus. June 21 is National Selfie Day, so it's a fine time to look at words related to this modern form of self-absorption.
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Announcements
Off-Season Starts with New Monthly Vocab Bowl Champion
Harris Road Middle School Caps Stellar Year with First National Banner
Rather than rest on their laurels after an outstanding year as North Carolina State Champ and a Top 5 Middle School, these students stepped it up to top the overall Vocabulary Bowl leaderboard.
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New Research Links Increased Vocabulary.com Use to Substantial Gains on State Literacy Assessments
Third-party research finds that students who regularly used Vocabulary.com achieved substantially higher scores and year-over-year growth on standardized ELA exams than peers who did not use the platform.
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Announcements
Middle School Champs Achieve Historic Vocab Bowl Three-peat
Margate's Spartans Celebrate Another Stellar Season
The 2018-19 Vocab Bowl awards season concluded with a celebration of outstanding students, dedicated educators, and their collective effort to achieve success.
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In our summer reading series, Vocabulary.com gets up close and personal with the authors of some of our favorite books about summer. In the final installment we talk with author and editor Lamar Giles, whose middle grade and young adult novels deserve a spot at the top of your students' summer reading lists.
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In our summer reading series, Vocabulary.com gets up close and personal with the authors of some of our favorite books about summer. In this installment we talk with award-winning author Kekla Magoon, whose middle grade and young adult novels deserve a spot at the top of your students' summer reading list.
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In our summer reading series, Vocabulary.com gets up close and personal with the authors of some of our favorite books about summer. First up is bestselling author Sandhya Menon, whose young adult romantic comedies deserve a spot at the top of your students' summer reading list.
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