A Word a Day: 365 Words to Augment Your Vocabulary (I Used to Know That ...)

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Specifically chosen for both their elegance and usefulness in everyday contexts, this collection of lesser-known words is perfect for teaching yourself something new and transferrable each morning. Get to know the meanings, origins and sample usage of a year's worth of new words, as well as some fascinating word-related facts and trivia thrown in for good measure. Product Details: We have created some larger flashcards of the top 100 words from the A Word a Day vocabulary list. These flashcards are great because they also come with suggested vocabulary games to play. Examples of the games include: Stephen King has claimed to write 2000 words a day but most new writers end up writing around the 500 – 1000 words a day mark. If you are looking for a resource to further strengthen creative writing skills for your 11+ students, and help them put this newly learnt vocabulary into practice, then try our Creative Writing 11+ Baseline Assessments also.

Each book is structured around the 36 weeks of the school year. A new word is introduced each day; the pupil is actively and meaningfully involved in the learning process. Pupils are tasked with: As for extent as a means of determining how long it should take to write a book, again don’t be too influenced or intimidated by the numbers. You may see it said that a novel tends to be between 70,000-100,000 words long. When writing my “noir” crime novel “The Big Farewell” (54,3007 words), I took encouragement from an interview with John le Carré in which he said that when he’d achieved 55,000 words with “The Spy Who Came In From The Cold”, he was satisfied. Raymond Chandler's “The Big Sleep” and, Dashiell Hammett's “The Maltese Falcon” both come in at under 59,000 words – exalted company! Within this blog we are going to look at ways in which you can use the 365 A Word a Day Vocabulary List within your 11+ tutoring sessions. This blog also links you nicely through to other resources that can help expand and deepen your students’ vocabulary bank. A Word a Day contains 365 carefully selected words that will enhance and expand your vocabulary, along with their meanings, origins and sample usage and fascinating word-related facts and trivia. Logophile Joseph Piercy has the answer: a simple challenge to learn A Word a Day from this user-friendly onomasticon (that's a word list designed for a specific purpose - in case you were wondering .). Each of the 365 words have been carefully selected for their elegance and pertinence in everyday situations and every entry contains a clear and concise outline of meaning, origin and sample usage in context, alongside fascinating word related facts and trivia.

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Each My Word a Day book has a thesaurus section. Pupils match synonyms to the words introduced throughout, revising and consolidating their understanding and usage of this vocabulary. Although My Word a Day is intended as a homework book, it can also be used during the school day, if the teacher prefers. Class discussion of pupils’ sentences encourages enrichment of literacy and creativity, while empowering pupils to build on their oral language and vocabulary skills. We also have interactive and paper-based 11+ vocabulary word searches that are perfect for a warm up activity or a take-home resource. According to research, learners need several encounters with a word to add it to their vocabulary. Word Tag ® repeats word exposure enough times to guarantee retention. Free play and exploration are crucial for learners’ cognitive development, cultivating curiosity and a desire to learn. In Word Tag ®, players work at their own pace to complete word collections full of rich vocabulary. They get to choose how long and how often they want to play (and learn)! Creative Writing! Expanding the range of vocabulary that a child knows will improve their understanding of the texts that they are reading, and will improve the vocabulary that they themselves can use when completing creative writing tasks. The activity suggestions included in the 11+ vocabulary flashcards support a child’s understanding of what the different words on the 365 A Word a Day Vocabulary List mean. And there are some other great resources that can also help!

Word Tag ® unites learning and fun through gameplay by immersing kids in an open-world adventure where they are able to interact with over 1000 words per year, personalized to their individual learning level. Word Tag ® is designed so kids learn new vocabulary as they earn rewards. Rated 4.8 stars on the app store, Get the app that’s 100% fun, 100% learning, 100% GAME! Watch as your kids play their way to improved vocabulary test scores Word Tag is an engaging educational app designed to improve children's vocabulary through exciting mini-games, enhancing their reading and comprehension skills. The game, endorsed by literacy experts and grounded in scientific research, utilises spaced repetition to effectively teach new words, with each game reinforcing the learning process. Players can learn up to 1,000 words annually with just 20 minutes of daily play, reflected in personal progress reports showcasing their learning journey from synonyms to contextual word usage. The app combines fun gameplay with educational content, tailored to support various needs, including creative writing, literature, exam preparation, and STEAM vocabulary.

As well as the 365 A Word a Day Vocabulary List, these resources are perfect for tutoring comprehension skills to your 11+ students: A Word a Day is a treasure trove of fascination and fun for all language lovers - delve in and enhance your vocabulary. Verbal Reasoning! Verbal Reasoning is the skill of 'thinking with words'. 11+ Verbal Reasoning exams are designed to test children's abilities to reason by using words.The 365 A Word a Day Vocabulary List helps expand a child’s range of vocabulary and therefore improves their ability to answer Verbal Reasoning questions correctly. It is estimated that on average an English-speaking adult has acquired a functioning vocabulary of 25,000 words by the time they reach middle age. That sounds like a lot - and more than enough for the daily purposes of communicating with each other in speech and writing. However, it is hard to feel quite so sanguine about our word power when considering those 25,000 words account for less than fifteen per cent of the total words in current usage in the English language. Furthermore, new words are created all the time and, as the word pool flourishes, can we afford to allow our vocabulary to stagnate? We have lots of Verbal Reasoning resources to support your 11+ tutoring. Take a look at the range below!

Spellings! Spelling words correctly is an important exam technique for any examination. This of course includes the 11+! Students may be asked to complete a creative writing assignment or a reading comprehension as part of their 11+ examination. They may also have to answer a Verbal Reasoning paper. All of these different English-based elements of the 11+ exam papers rely heavily on strong spelling skills. The 365 A Word A Day Vocabulary list provides you with a bank of words that are often needed by 11+ students; and your students will need to be able to spell these words correctly. Word Tag ® engages kids with new words. Retention significantly increases when kids enjoy their learning experience. It’s makes sense to have some idea of how much you can expect to write every day so you can plan around your other commitments. Logophile Joseph Piercy has the answer: a simple challenge to learn A Word a Day from this user-friendly onomasticon (that’s a word list designed for a specific purpose – in case you were wondering …). Each of the 365 words have been carefully selected for their elegance and pertinence in everyday situations and every entry contains a clear and concise outline of meaning, origin and sample usage in context, alongside fascinating word related facts and trivia.Set your own pace and your own method. Don’t be too influenced or intimidated by those who say that they write for so many hours or so many words per day every day. Find a regime that works for you and the way your creative juices flow. I’m not one of those who can write for a set time or a set number of words a day. I try and write a “scene” every day, be it short or long. And if I don’t have the next scene for the next day already in mind, I relax and wait for it to percolate and emerge, which might be the next morning, or after a few days have gone by. That’s how my mind works.