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Articles from 2019
Announcements
New Vocab Bowl Champs Celebrate Historic Three-peat
Awards Presentation Caps Record-setting Season for Etiwanda High
The 2018-19 Vocabulary Bowl culminated in a celebration of hard-working students, dedicated educators, and their collective commitment to mastery.
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Vocabulary Bowl
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A Novel Approach to Summer Reading: 2019 Edition
Recommendations and Resources to Support Independent Reading
Keep students engaged in learning over summer vacation with Vocabulary.com's ready-made resources to support independent reading. Our book recommendations, curated vocabulary lists, and valuable tips will help you keep your cool as your students head off for some fun in the sun.
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Tips & Tricks
Project LIT Community's 2019-2020 Book Selections
More Great Books to Inspire a Lifelong Love of Reading
Get your students excited about reading with these recommended titles from Project LIT Community, a grassroots network of student-led book groups. Whether you're a Project LIT chapter leader or simply a teacher looking for books that your students will love, you can help your students get the most out of their reading with our curated vocabulary lists for the 2019-2020 selections.
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The Vocabulary Bowl season concluded on April 30th. Find out which schools won, and how many millions of words were mastered by students across North America.
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Friendly Competition Fuels Students' Success
How Teamwork Took North End Middle School to the Top
Learn how teachers at this middle school tapped into their students' desire to win, and built a team that ended up exceeding everyone's expectations — even their own.
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Teachers
There are only three weeks to go in the 2018-19 Vocabulary Bowl season. Find out which schools are still in the running for coveted state and division champions banners.
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Here at Vocabulary.com, we believe that improving your vocabulary is a worthy goal in and of itself. But let's face it, sometimes a little kudos along the way can help you stay motivated — that's why points and achievements have been part of the learning experience here since day one.
Today, we are proud to announce that we've "leveled-up" the way achievements work on Vocabulary.com. We're pretty excited about it, and we hope you will be too. Read on for all the details.
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