Vocabulary & Spelling Books

My First Touch & Feel Picture Cards: First Words (MY 1ST T&F PICTURE CARDS)

DK Publishing

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 27 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Fun learning tool 5 out of 5 stars.
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We've used these cards with my 18 month old grandchildren since they were about a year old and they love them. We have "flash card time" and it amazes me every time how much they have learned with these cards. Very sturdy cards, great pictures, and they love the touch and feel aspect of it.

Buy these now! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I was looking for something for my daughter's first birthday. These cards are great - durable, colorful and fun. Each one has something textured for them to touch and feel. I'll definitely be purchasing another volume.

WONDERFUL PRODUCT 5 out of 5 stars.
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I have three boxes of these "Touch and Feel" cards and have been using them with my son since he was under 1 year of age. They are a wonderful educational opportunity and I would highly recommend them to anyone!

a good choice for an active boy 5 out of 5 stars.
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I'm so glad i tried these flash cards, and i intend to get more in the same series.

my son is 14 months, very active, not very verbal (at least not in our recognizable lanuage yet!) but he will sit and look and feel and laugh at these flash cards, and i know that as i use repetition, he will benefit from this learning tool.

and another plus, the box keeps the cards safe, and he has yet to destroy any of it! his personal favorite is "jelly" because it is so sticky! very fun!

Editorial Review:

Perfect for helping children develop early language skills, this exciting range of interactive flash cards reinforces learning through touch.

How to Spell Like a Champ

Barrie Trinkle, Carolyn Andrews, Paige Kimble

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Total reviews: 10 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

Be all over “minuscule.” Score big with “curvaceous.” Hit “trireme” out of the park. From the authorities behind the Scripps National Spelling Bee comes a comprehensive illustrated book on the endangered art of spelling.

Written for ages 9 and up, How to Spell Like a Champ shows kids how to build word lists, and organize and study them most effectively. How to gain knowledge of etymology, word roots, and spelling patterns from English and other languages. Here are commonly missed words and word patterns— and those feisty (who said “i before e except after c”?) words that don’t fit any pattern. Synonyms, antonyms, eponyms. Suffixes and prefixes. Plus, a whole chapter of word searches and other skill-building games enforces the lessons learned. The book is also a spelling bee primer for the ten million kids who participate in Scripps spelling bees on the local level. It tells what to study, how to study, how much to study. Readers learn what to expect in a bee—whether a classroom contest or the Scripps National Final—and how they can make it through each round by asking the right questions and using their well-honed instincts. Included is an audio CD featuring Dr. Jacques Bailly himself, the official voice of the National Spelling Bee as heard on ABC, ESPN, and in the movies.

Spelling bees are hot stuff: The National Spelling Bee is one of ESPN’s most talked about annual broadcasts, plus bees are the subject of a Tony award–winning Broadway musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; a bestselling novel, Bee Season; an Oscar-nominated documentary, Spellbound; and a forthcoming major motion picture starring Laurence Fishburne, Akeelah and the Bee.

Today’s word: “estimable.”

Vocabulary Cartoons: SAT Word Power

Samuel A. Burchers Jr., Samuel A. Burchers III, Bryan Burchers

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Total reviews: 48 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Teachers Beware 2 out of 5 stars.
2 of 4 people found this review helpful.

Copyright restrictions allow NO copies or transparencies for classroom use to be made. I wish I had known that before I bought both books. It never occurred to me that a book written by educators for educators would have such restrictions.

I rated the item two stars because of the inconvenience and $$$ lost, but to be fair...it is a good book for individual use.

VOCABULARY CARTOONS: SAT WORD POWER 1 out of 5 stars.
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Editorial Review:

Kids learned a word a minute in independent school test! 210 words every grammar school student should know, presented in an easy to read format with memory aids in the form of rhyming words and humorous cartoons for every word. Makes vocabulary fun! As easy as the comics.

Scholastic Dictionary Of Spelling (Revised)

Marvin Terban

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

My daughter is 7 and she loves it! 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

Not only does my daughter love this book, but her teacher wanted to see it and loves it too. It's an excellent book for allowing a child to be able to find out how to spell a word by themselves. And since they do the work of actually looking up the word, it reinforces the spelling that much more within their minds.

There are several pages of useful information on how to spell words and on how to use the book effectively. My daughter has read parts of this and has learned much about spelling. It has improved her spelling abilities in school (she now gets 106% on her tests) and made her more self-reliant, which is important to me.

I'd recommend getting this book and Merriam Webster Children's Dictionary together, as one is good for looking up spelling, and the other is a great reference for definitions.

Editorial Review:

With a brand new design, 1,000 additional words, and new fun sections like "The Four Longest Words in the English Language" and "The Spelling Words That Made Kids Champions," this is the perfect spelling resource for students. The introduction gives instructions for looking up a word the reader does not necessarily know how to spell, offers more than 150 memory tricks to correct commonly misspelled words, and clearly explains general spelling rules (and their exceptions). Furthermore, to aid pronunciation, each word is divided into syllables with the accented syllable in boldface.

Sight Words Flash Cards (Brighter Child Flash Cards)

School Specialty Publishing

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

Brighter Child Sight Words Flash Cards offer children a fun and easy way to practice over 100 basic words and phrases most frequently used by beginning readers. Featuring 54 cards that include activities to strengthen phonics, letter recognition, and reading readiness skills with full-color illustrations. A special card also offers creative game ideas designed to reinforce learning.

The popular Brighter Child® Flash Cards give children a fun and easy way to practice important skills. Offering 24 titles encompassing preschool to grade 5, each title focuses on an important subject including early concepts, math, phonics, and U.S. History. Fun game ideas and learning suggestions are included to help children build proficiency and confidence. Game cards also allow children to develop thinking, decision-making, turn-taking, and social skills while playing fun games at the same time.

Selected titles are also available in English-Spanish and Spanish only versions.

Vocabulary Cartoons II: SAT Word Power

Sam Burchers, Bryan E. Burchers

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Total reviews: 21 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

fun to use 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

this book was a simple, fun way to review vocab for SAT

Excellent summer fun! No, seriously. 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

This book is a delight! Both this and it's sister version (Vocabulary Cartoons 2) are wonderful vocabulary builder starters before you drift off into harder works like "The Wizard of Oz Vocabulary Builder." That book sounds easy enough, but it's actually geared towards 12th graders and beyond.

These books are wonderful for visual learners, although, others might get something out of them. Building your vocabulary is a process, but the time spent will be well rewarded. A strong vocabulary helps everything, including foreign language and math skills. As you delve into harder works, you'll be learning Latin and Greek roots which build excellent decoding skills for standardized tests.

These books are perfect for summer education. You want your kids to enjoy themselves, however, it doesn't hurt to move ahead academically either. These materials -- and ones like them -- are fun summer pleasure readers. And they'll learn something along the way. Adults will likely enjoy them too!

No one cares about your education more than you do. Fortunately, we live in the day and age where materials just keep getting better and better. So supplement, supplement, supplement. Have no fear: it can actually be fun. A+

Phonics Flash Cards (Brighter Child Flash Cards)

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Brighter Child Phonics Flash Cards offer children a fun and easy way to practice their vowel sounds, consonants, and blending skills. Featuring 54 cards that help reinforce phonics, letter recognition, and reading readiness skills with full-color illustrations. A special card also offers creative game ideas designed to reinforce learning.

The popular Brighter Child® Flash Cards give children a fun and easy way to practice important skills. Offering 24 titles encompassing preschool to grade 5, each title focuses on an important subject including early concepts, math, phonics, and U.S. History. Fun game ideas and learning suggestions are included to help children build proficiency and confidence. Game cards also allow children to develop thinking, decision-making, turn-taking, and social skills while playing fun games at the same time.

Selected titles are also available in English-Spanish and Spanish only versions.

Easy & Engaging ESL Activities and Mini-Books for Every Classroom: Terrific Teaching Tips, Games, Mini-Books & More to Help New Students from Every Nation Build Basic English Vocabulary and Feel Welcome!

Kama Einhorn

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Invaluable resourse 5 out of 5 stars.
42 of 42 people found this review helpful.

I recently taught ESL in China for a few weeks and found this book incredibly useful. Although marketed as being for grades 1-4, I found this book helpful for even high school students--it depends more on the level of language proficiency than anything else. For example, I used the "parts of the body" page to review what my students already knew, and then they filled in more complicated words such as thigh, shoulder, ankle, etc. The money page has very realistic drawings of the various coins, all of which were new to my students. The food pages were very helpful before moving on to more complicated lessons on ordering in a restaurant. A great book for a modest price!

Beginning ESL 4 out of 5 stars.
17 of 18 people found this review helpful.

Although this book is more for children, there are some pages I was able to use for my adult ESL course. There are some nice diagrams along with good ideas on how to begin a level one class.

Editorial Review:

Looking for tips on how to teach a student who speaks only a little English or none at all? This quick and easy guide provides advice for preparing for a new student, assessing needs and abilities, communicating with a student's family, and more.

The Cat in the Hat Beginner Book Dictionary (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books)

P D Eastman

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Total reviews: 13 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Fantastic, Just fantastic 5 out of 5 stars.
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I got this book 32 years ago when my first daughter was born. We began "playing with" the dictionary when she was around 1, and it was such a source of laughs for both of us. She did learn her letters. At 18 months , while walking through a marked parking lot, she surprised my friends by saying "Mommy, standing on "A". I gave the dictionary full credit!

Now this same person is expecting her first child. The Dictionary is on it's way to her house right now.

Editorial Review:

A decades-old dictionary that you can still use today (and know that children will love it) is an amazing testament to the genius of the Seuss stable. The roughly 12-per-page colored drawings are dated, of course--the humans far more than the animals, funnily enough--but they've aged in a way that adds to their charm rather than detracting from it. (Phonograph may take some explaining; ditto typewriter, which we recently heard described as "like a computer, only with paper instead of a screen.") The 1,350 words are well balanced between the obvious stuff--common nouns and verbs--and more abstract language, from about to yet. Each word is accompanied by a drawing and an illustrative sentence. Along the way, naturally, we meet a wacky menagerie of humans and animals: "Aaron the alligator making more machines," "Aunt Ada standing on her head," etc. (Ages 4 to 8) --Richard Farr

My First Word Bath Book (My First series)

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Beware, it is PVC! 1 out of 5 stars.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.

All of the DK baby bath books are made from phthalates, yes, PVC which is dangerous, toxic, and carcinogenic. I am shocked to find this out when I called to the publisher. My son loved this book and chewed on as all the babies do...

Excellent! 5 out of 5 stars.
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My 15-mo-old son cannot get enough of this book. During the day he'll wonder into the bathroom, find it and sit on the floor looking at the bright crisp images. At bath time he loves to play the pointing game: he points and I tell him what that is and tell him a little about it. Then I ask him to find something on the page. He squeals with delight.

Great way to teach first words 5 out of 5 stars.
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Our 18 month old had already learned many words by the time this book arrived. However, it's only enhanced his ability to pick up new words through repetition. He loves picture books and so it's great to have one for the bath too. The pictures are wonderful. A must have for toddlers learning new words.

Editorial Review:

A soft, squishy, vinyl-coated bath book that makes learning new words fun!

Give kids a head start on a lifetime of reading -- while in the bathtub! The best-selling My First series has been highly acclaimed by parents and educators alike. This book encourages children to name objects, associate text with images, and build vocabulary.