Resource Description
This curriculum addresses what the publisher calls the "growing consensus among educators regarding the need for direct teaching of academic vocabulary in a systematic program." The course involves kindergarten through grade 12 vocabulary series that includes reproducible tests and an online test generator. The entire program introduces over 3,000 words, and exercises become more challenging for upper grades. The course materials include a student workbook, teacher guide and CDs for each grade level.
Website: Wordly Wise (may contain affiliate links)
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Cons: None
Grades Used: 3rd
We have really enjoyed using Wordly Wise for 3rd grade. The lessons are usually quick and painless. My daughter has known some of the words, but she has also learned many new ones. The reading comprehension sections can be a little tricky. Not all of the answers are found in the text and will require inference on the child's part. This has been hard for my daughter, but Wordly Wise is giving her great practice on this skill. You could easily complete more than one level in a school year if your child is advance. Others also use this for spelling, but we chose a separate spelling program. This is one curriculum I will use again next year for all of my children.
Cons: none
Grades Used: 7th, 8th
My daughter liked Wordly Wise very much. She enjoyed the short assignments with each lesson. She seems to be remembering the vocabulary words and the meanings also.
Cons: Pull-out Pages are mismatched
Grades Used: 8
My autistic son has reading comprehension problems, so the last segment of each lesson (read a story, answer questions) he finds extremely difficult. BUT the vocabulary words are appropriately challenging and there are several smaller lessons to work on the meaning of the words. Unfortunately, I need to pull the papers out to turn into our charter school as work samples and they always make the last page of the lesson on the flip side of the first page for the next session. Probably sounds like a small thing, but it gets to be a hassle to remember to copy the page before we turn it in to the teacher. Overall, it's a great workbook that I'll buy again next time.
Cons: last lesson too long, not much fun
Grades Used: 4
Wordly Wise is useful, with challenging lessons but the longest lesson comes last. The longest lesson coming last does make sense (thus the child is familiar with the words) , but by the end of the week kids are ready for a quick review of what they have learned. Overall, it is a good program.