Vocabulary (Interactive Software)

Students develop vocabulary depth with this program that teaches word relationships and thinking strategies.Direct instruction advances oral and written communication and reading comprehension skills.

Full-color illustrations and well-planned multiple choice questions help students learn to use context to detect word meaning.

Individualize the sessions for student needs:
• select the number of items to attempt
• select the percentage goal
• listen to the text or turn the narration off
• select the vocabulary skills to target:

Absurdities: Tell me why this is silly.Stacy's dad cut the cake and then lit the candles.You light the candles before you cut the cake.

Antonyms: Which word means the opposite of expand?contract

Categories and Associations: How does "teacher" go with "test"?A teacher gives a test.

Comparisons: How are a pool and a lake different?A pool is much smaller than a lake.

Defining and Labeling: What is an insect?Something alive with six legs and wings.

Exclusion: Which action doesn't go with milk?break

Functions and Attributes: What does an equator show on a globe of the earth?an imaginary line exactly between the poles

Multiple-Meaning Words: Which is not a meaning of "point"?punctuation at the end of a question

Synonyms: Which sentence means the same thing?This person is doing something odd.This person is doing something strange.
Other program features are:
• over 500 fully narrated items and responses
• click on text to hear narration again
• simple, one-click answer format
• user controls screen advancement
• print and save session results for an unlimited number of users
• verbal and musical reinforcers
• correct answer tally
• content is based on No-Glamour Vocabulary Cards (MR# 060115)

Compatible with SMART Board that emulates a mouse.