STRENGTHS
An expanded and revised version of the original Wordly Wise, the new Wordly Wise 3000 is a comprehensive kindergarten through 12th grade curriculum. There is a new reading comprehension section that concludes each lesson. A new word list teaches a total of 3000 vocabulary words across all 13 years of the curriculum. These words are sure to be a huge help to students in the rest of their schooling, as the words are taken directly from grade level textbooks as well as standardized tests.

In the 7th grade vocabulary books, students are taught many skills that will enable them expand their vocabulary far beyond the 300 new words the book itself teaches. Dictionary skills enable students to … Read the rest of this post…

TITLE: Wordly Wise 3000 Book 8
PUBLISHER: School Specialty
GRADE LEVEL: 8th Grade
PREREQUISITES: 7th Grade vocabulary
REQUIRED MATERIALS: Student Book, Teacher Book (optional Audio Recordings)

GENERAL APPROACH:
From the very earliest days of its publication, the original Wordly Wise program earned respect for high quality instruction. Word lists provided students exposure to useful and somewhat advanced words, as well as words commonly misused or misunderstood. Exercises in each lesson helped students to become familiar with the different definitions for each word, gave them practice distinguishing correct and incorrect usage, and practice identifying situations where they could use the new vocabulary in a sentence. The books became well-known for most students’ favorite parts – the fun crossword puzzles and interesting … Read the rest of this post…

STRENGTHS
A strong point of the Wordly Wise 3000 vocabulary curriculum is that it spans all the way from kindergarten to 12th grade. The tried-and-true methodology of Wordly Wise has now been extended backwards through third grade down to kindergarten. The students who begin in kindergarten will learn a total of 3000 valuable words by the time he completes the program in 12th grade.

The Wordly Wise 3000 curriculum emphasizes the importance of learning vocabulary in context. At the kindergarten vocabulary level, the program teaches students about words without students having to be able to read. Teachers read stories and poems to the children, showing them pictures and discuss the pictures to develop new concepts. Exercises in the student book … Read the rest of this post…

TITLE: Wordly Wise 3000 Book 5
PUBLISHER: School Specialty
GRADE LEVEL: 5th Grade
PREREQUISITES: 4th Grade vocabulary
REQUIRED MATERIALS: Student Book, Teacher Book, Audio Recordings

GENERAL APPROACH:
From the days of the original Wordly Wise books, the program has provided recognized excellence in vocabulary instruction. Word lists were chosen for words both useful and advanced, or commonly mistaken words. The exercises challenged students to learn the varied definitions of each word and to distinguish correct and incorrect usage. In perhaps the most powerful exercise for helping with actually using the word everyday, students practiced exchanging the word for its definition in sentences. Interesting word histories and crossword puzzles became recognized hallmarks of the program.

The new Wordly Wise 3000 edition … Read the rest of this post…

STRENGTHS
For 12th grade students, high school seniors who are in the culminating year of their schooling, a vocabulary program should provide with far more than a list of new words learned, far more even than a solid SAT preparation. The high school vocabulary program overall, but particularly the 12th grade vocabulary program should prepare students for lifelong learning. Wordly Wise 3000 does just that. In Wordly Wise 3000, students learn new words, yes, but they practice them in ways that solidify a skill set that will stay with them, and enable them to continue vocabulary acquisition far beyond the high school curriculum.

The lesson exercises in Wordly Wise 3000 are more than just flash cards or simplistic memory … Read the rest of this post…

TITLE: Wordly Wise 3000 Book 4
PUBLISHER: School Specialty
GRADE LEVEL: 4th Grade
PREREQUISITES: Third Grade vocabulary
REQUIRED MATERIALS: Student Book, Teacher Book, Audio Recordings

GENERAL APPROACH:
Ever since the original books came into use, Wordly Wise has been recognized for the excellence of its vocabulary program. The varied exercises challenged student’s brains in different ways, to learn the various definitions for a word, distinguish correct and incorrect usage, and practice exchanging the word for its definition. Fun crossword puzzles and interesting word histories are hallmarks of the program.

The new Wordly Wise 3000 edition keeps many of the same principles, but does alter some of the exercises (the famous crossword puzzles are still there). The word list is … Read the rest of this post…

STRENGTHS
Wordly Wise 3000 vocabulary, the new revision of the tried and true Wordly Wise vocabulary program provides enhanced reading comprehension study in addition to exercises to learn the meanings of words themselves. A brand new word list teaches words that are taken directly from grade level textbooks and standardized tests. It is a comprehensive K-12th grade curriculum that teaches an impressive total of 3000 useful words across the thirteen levels.

The layout of the 4th grade vocabulary book teaches dictionary skills, develops familiarity with the word and its definition through many types of exposures, and provides understanding of the words in context, through the reading comprehension passages. Students develop an overall sense of familiarity with the words; they … Read the rest of this post…

Wordly Wise 3000, Book 6 (Second Edition) is an excellent study in vocabulary for sixth grade students.   Each book contains twenty lessons that teach fifteen words each.  There is also a review after every four lessons.

Each Worldy Wise lesson follows the same general format.  First, the new words are introduced.  Each word is defined and its part of speech is identified.  An example sentence is also given.  There are five exercises per lesson giving students ample opportunity to work with  the new words.  In exercise A, students match two parts of a sentence to form a sentence that lists one of the new words with its meaning.   Exercise B lets students replace a portion of a sentence with a … Read the rest of this post…

Teachers concur that the very best way to learn English vocabulary is through extensive reading, and gradually over time.  Vocabulary can be learned from lists, but only if done right.  Unfortunately, many vocabulary curricula are only crash courses consisting mostly in memorizing words and their definitions, and end up doing very little to enhance a student’s actual working vocabulary.  If you are a high school student and you really want to learn English vocabulary, try the daily sentence method.

To start with, you do need to set a goal of the vocabulary to be learned.  There are all kinds of ways to find a good word list.  One way is by purchasing a solid vocabulary workbook such as Wordly … Read the rest of this post…

STRENGTHS
Teachers of 11th grade vocabulary are looking for something that will challenge high school students, prepare them for lifelong learning, and help them score well on the SAT or other college entrance exams. The Wordly Wise 3000 curriculum does just that. Words are selected from high school level textbooks, works of literature, and the SAT itself. Wordly Wise 3000 exercises go well beyond flash cards or fill-in-the blanks so that students really make the words their own and even practice skills that will help them with lifelong vocabulary acquisition.

Through the “Fun and Fascinating Facts” section, students learn about Latin and Greek roots and word families. Students gain dictionary familiarity skills through the dictionary style word list at … Read the rest of this post…