Robust academic vocabulary instruction increases reading proficiency.

Research shows that just minutes of instruction a day helps students develop the targeted vocabulary skills needed to ensure reading proficiency.

Vocabulary is the first and only K-5 program available to systematically and explicitly teach oral vocabulary as direct preparation for reading and writing success. Developed by renowned education experts Isabel Beck, Ph.D. and Margaret McKeowan, Ph.D., Vocabulary successfully meets National Reading Panel guidelines.

• Five-step lessons cover oral, listening, reading and writing instruction
• Unique strategies actively engage students
• Multiple encounters in multiple contexts lead to deep word understanding