48820592 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 What vocab programs have you used for high school? It seems that most I have been finding are for elementary. Thanks for your help! Mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in OR Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Never used any formal program. Our Latin studies plus voracious reading pretty much take care of it. Erica in OR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 never used a vocab program. Reading good books in a variety of genres was entirely sufficient. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lllll Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 (edited) nm Edited February 10, 2017 by --Kathy-- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almondbutterandjelly Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 My dd needs explicit vocab instruction. I use Abeka, helping with the insanely hard fill-in-the-blank exercises (buy the teacher key!), plus adding in a "kim chart" where she draws a picture for each word and writes down its definition on the picture. I also buy the test/quiz book so I don't have to design my own. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 No formal Vocab in high school here, but continued to do lots of reading of classics and conversing with good vocabulary as we always had. We did do a Latin/Greek roots program in late elementary/middle school. Ideas for some more formal Vocabulary work: - some Literature programs include Vocabulary work - Free Rice -- online self-quiz vocabulary game - Vocabulary From Classical Roots, levels A, B, C -- roots-based vocabulary - Vocabulary Cartoons: SAT Word Power -- visual story/images to help cement vocabulary words & definitions - The Chortling Bard -- high school Grammar review program, but each paragraph-a-day also includes vocabulary words 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop series. You'd have to decide yourself which level would be right for your dc. Here's a link to lists for each level with a variety of test exercises for practicing online: https://www.vocabtest.com/vocabulary_workshop/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSprout Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 We like vocabulit: https://www.perfectionlearning.com/language-arts/vocabulary/vocabu-lit/grades-6-12.html Dd just needed a little more spelling, actually, and thought this was more interesting than a spelling book. The already done quizlet stuff is nice when we use it. We do most of the first two exercises verbally, and then she she does a page a day and takes a short answer test I create from quizlet: https://www.perfectionlearning.com/language-arts/vocabulary/vocabu-lit/grades-6-12/flashcards-games-and-tests.html You can look through the quizlet stuff and see what level words work best for you dc. Rainbow Resource sells it. We probably spend 20-30 minutes a week on vocabulary. HTH 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgiaH Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 My son really likes Sadlier- Oxford's Vocabulary Workshop books mentioned earlier. We've also used and really enjoyed Michael Clay Thompson's vocabulary books. I believe (but I'm not sure) that both of these series have texts for high schoolers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I didn't feel like vocab was important enough to have it as a separate subject in high school. It's too easy to bury them and those "little" subjects add up fast. Honestly every vocab program I tried on my oldest kids (in elem/middle) was redundant to reading high quality literature and studying a romance language. My younger kids have never used one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I agree with having your student read good books daily. If you also want to do formal study of vocab, there are several good options. If you want something rigorous with worksheets and tests: 1. The Greek and Latin Roots of English This text is used in introductory college classes. If you write to the publisher, they will email you chapter tests with answers. You can buy the latest edition as a Kindle ebook or buy an older edition used. 2. Vocabulary For The High School Student and Vocabulary For The College-Bound Student This is used in many prep schools. You can buy tests and answers separately from the publisher. You can buy older editions very cheaply. If you want something quick and easy, these two books have short chapters and little or no exercises: 1. Vocabulary Energizers (see sample chapter) This has a hundred SAT words, each with an engaging story of how the word originated, with synonyms, antonyms, and other related words. Each chapter of ten vocab words is followed by a brief exercise. My dd enjoys reading this book. 2. Instant Vocabulary This has short chapters each devoted to one root word. It lists the words and their meanings. There are no exercises; you are supposed to just read the words and remember the root. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I don't imagine people asking for a vocab rec are doing away with books. Sadlier (recomended upthread) is what we use. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibiche Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Vis-ed vocabulary cards are fun and very portable. We often grab a handful to quiz each other while we are out and about and have some time to kill. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 There is a great old post by Janice in NJ about doing vocabulary the WTM way. We've been doing this for years and love it. I have a couple of word loving kids, which makes it fun. http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/311229-building-vocabulary-wo-workbooks/?p=3153996 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Wordly wise is pretty decent. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Job121 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 I use Vocabulary from Classical Roots series for all my high school students. At the end of each book, I'd make sure students remember how to spell and master the usage of all the words that they learned. I think that helped them with SAT and PSAT as well. Both of my DS's got excellent scores for Writing and Language sections. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 We use Vocabulary.com - I put together a list based on their current literary work. Our general schedule for English is: *~15 minutes Vocabulary.com - 2 days per week *A grammar lesson -2 days a week (10th grader is working through an SAT prep Grammar workbook) *A short logic/rhetoric lesson - on Fridays (Using Art of Argument now, moving to Argument Builder shortly -- this will then up and supplant some of his writing assignments) *Some kind of daily writing -- WWS, Journalling, working on NaNoWriMo, working on a bigger research or literature project, etc *Something with their lit daily -- read aloud, discussion, study guide, working on a paper, etc. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 DH swears by the Sadlier-Oxford books (used at the Catholic high school he attended) raised his SAT score significantly. Not sure how necessary they are these days since the SAT has been redesigned and the vocab "dumbed down". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 In addition to my previous suggestion, dc found using a highlighter on older books an excellent method for learning new vocabulary. Dc read Count of Monte Cristo that way, marking unknown words, and it helped quite a bit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 We use Vocab from Classical Roots books A-E. Sent from my Z988 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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