Vocabu-Lit

Grades 2–12

Research-based vocabulary instruction

"Research conducted in the past ten years reveals that vocabulary knowledge is the single most important factor contributing to reading comprehension."
—Laflamme, 1997

This best-selling series teaches vocabulary words and strategies through selections from outstanding grade-level appropriate fiction and nonfiction. Many of the excerpts are from literature commonly read in the classroom, so vocabulary-building instruction can be integrated into your curriculum.

A three-step learning process provides multiple exposures to the targeted words. As students work through each lesson, they are actively engaged in learning.

Step 1: Ten targeted words are introduced in the context of an excerpt from a fiction or nonfiction book, short story, essay, or poem. Students practice

• using prior knowledge
• determining meaning from context

Step 2: Students complete several exercises that teach strategies and reinforce word meanings. Activities include

• finding correct dictionary definitions
• inferring meaning
• recognizing word associations and relationships
• using targeted words in new contexts
• word play

Step 3: Chapter tests and unit reviews monitor student progress. Literature-based vocabulary program

Teacher Editions

• reproduction of Student Edition with answers
• reproducible glossary
• lesson and unit review tests and answer keys (grades 2, 3, and 4)

Test Booklets

Separate text booklets with unit tests and review tests are available for Grades 5–12.

State Standards

Table of Contents

Research Notes

Reviews and Testimonials

Price List