Words to Go!
Words to Know!

Grades 6–8

A middle school vocabulary program designed for active reading

Vocabulary Strategies

A “Know-How” section at the beginning of each Student Book directly teaches important vocabulary strategies such as using

• base words, roots, prefixes, and suffixes
• context clues
• prior knowledge

Consistent Lesson Design

Multiple exposures to each new word are woven into each seven-step lesson.

• A definitional and contextual context is provided for each new word
• Six varied activities provide practice for each new word.
• Antonyms and synonyms, matching, true/false, sentence completion, rhymes, analogies, word forms, fill-in-the-blank, and more

Review and Assessment

• A review after every five lessons helps students retain word meanings.
• “Word Fun” features allow students to internalize meanings through humor.
• Student Test Booklets contain lesson, unit, and whole book tests.

Teacher Guides

• extensive introduction to the program
• answers to all exercises
• word histories, word parts, usage facts
• fun whole-class activities
• answers to all tests in the Test Booklets

State Standards

Research Notes

Reviews and Testimonials

Price List