About the Program
Vocabulary in Action gives students the skills to effectively communicate their ideas and thoughts in everyday life. Through direct instruction in vocabulary, numerous practice exercises, assessments, and word meaning activities, Vocabulary in Action gives students the boost required to increase their ability to read, write, listen, speak, and perform well on standardized tests.
Program Features
- Weekly spelling lists and vocabulary quizzes provide an assessment of student needs.
- Opportunities for vocabulary practice and testing are interspersed throughout the program in a variety of formats.
- Interactive vocabulary activities and games help students learn prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, and antonyms.
Program Components
Teacher Guide >
Student Book >
Online Resources >
Teacher Guide >
The comprehensive Vocabulary in Action Teacher Guide, complete with annotations, mirrors the Student Book structure. This design allows for easy grading of student work. The guide also offers implementation models and suggestions for student placement, enabling teachers to adapt Vocabulary in Action to best suit their students’ abilities and interests. Activities are designed to appeal to a variety of groupings, learning styles, multiple intelligences, and proficiency levels. Teachers will also find suggestions for guided and independent practice.
Student Book >
The Vocabulary in Action Student Book is a consumable workbook that helps students learn new words by using them in context. Each Student Book includes a pretest and posttest to measure growth, research-based word lists, activities, reviews, and special features. The Vocabulary in Action Student Book provides the necessary practice to help students close gaps or advance in their vocabulary mastery, improve literacy skills, and improve standardized test scores.
Online Resources >
The Vocabulary in Action program includes access to online resources, such as quizzes and reproducibles, and interactive activities, such crossword puzzles and word searches.
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Online Quizzes
Word Searches
Crossword Puzzles