Success Stories
Educators are doing amazing things with Vocabulary.com.
“One of the biggest wins is seeing students who have struggled with reading comprehension enjoy the program. They say it’s fun, and they feel successful because they are really learning.” — Niki Knowlton, Language Arts teacher
“Their writing is better, their analysis is better, and their understanding of what they are reading is better.” — Amanda La Roche, English teacher
“Vocabulary.com saved my first year. Teaching would have been much more of a struggle without Vocabulary.com.” — Carolina Thompson, English teacher
"Learning vocabulary is usually tedious. Making kids actually enjoy vocabulary is an amazing accomplishment." — Ms. D'Angelo, Social studies teacher
“When you understand the words that you’re using, it gives you a moment of I can do this.” — Mr. Toliver, Margate Middle School Principal
“They come back to school and they have a better understanding, so we can do more in class.” — Ms. Hyde, ELA Teacher
“I may be a history teacher, but if you don’t have that vocabulary utility in your toolbox, you won’t be able to engage on a high level.” — Mr. Terrell, History Teacher
“Do we see results in our classrooms? Yes. We have seen our students become better readers, writers and communicators.“ — Mr. Jaramillo, Etiwanda High School Principal
“If you really believe in yourself and follow your dreams, you can achieve whatever you put your mind to.” — Erick, Middle School Student
“Giving them access to the vocabulary ahead of time makes the reading easier, and then they actually enjoy it because they get it.“ — Ms. Wiedmann, ELA Teacher
“Teachers see that this really works, and that the kids will actually do it, and that the data is really helpful to them.“ — Ms. Pierce, Literacy Coach
“Vocabulary.com tells me on my teacher dashboard which words my students are struggling with, so I can spend an extra minute in class reviewing those.“ — Ms. McCants, Forensic Science Teacher
“Now I have a direct way to say what I am doing for remediation in this class — I have Vocabulary.com.“ — Ms. Campbell, ELA / Rhetoric Teacher
"Giving them the confidence to communicate with people and feel comfortable in certain circumstances — I think it’s probably the most important thing that we can do for them.” — Ms. Bynes, ELA Teacher
“I see enhancing the vocabulary of students as essential in this knowledge-based economy.” — Mr. Nance, Buck Lodge Middle School Principal
“It’s become a natural part of class. It’s something meaningful to do while I work with groups of students without fear that others will sit idly by waiting for me to get back to them.” — Ms. Gaines, ELA Teacher
“You see the growth that happens over time compared to where they were at the beginning of the year.” — Mr. Jimenez, ESOL Social Studies Teacher
“Their vocabulary has improved tremendously. I hear them using the words and they say, 'Oh that was a Vocabulary.com word!'” — Ms. Boodoosingh, History Teacher
“Vocabulary.com has allowed even my kids who may struggle in other areas to be successful at something.” — Mr. Bass, Science Teacher
“I wasn’t really sure what I’d find on Vocabulary.com but I was surprised — look how many of these math words are here! I didn’t expect that.” — Ms. McCormack, Math Teacher
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How a Florida Middle School Made Headlines for Word-Learning Success
Margate Middle School parlayed its success in the Vocabulary Bowl into local media coverage.
Florida's Margate Middle School needed help with vocabulary instruction. When they started implementing Vocabulary.com, the students' success built excitement for learning and also made headlines in the local media.
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Students Achieve "Unheard Of" Literacy Gains at Ohio's Woodward Park Middle School
Teachers were amazed at how Vocabulary.com helped disadvantaged students.
At Woodward Park Middle School in Columbus, Ohio, teachers were looking for a way to help out struggling students with literacy and turn around their scores on standardized tests. By adding Vocabulary.com as a literacy center in the language arts classroom, they saw immediate results.
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Connecticut's Dodd Middle School Sees "Unbelievable Success" in Student Scores
School sees rapid progress on standardized tests and shoots up the Vocabulary Bowl leaderboard.
When Dodd Middle School in Cheshire, Connecticut wanted to raise scores on a test that judges students' reading comprehension, they turned to Vocabulary.com for help. Their subsequent success was, in the words of one language arts teacher, "unbelievable."
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How Houston ISD Boosted Literacy District-Wide and Dominated the Vocabulary Bowl
District schools built a culture of word learning and got students in the competitive spirit.
The Houston Independent School District has made boosting literacy a district-wide goal, and to that end, it has rolled out Vocabulary.com to all middle school and high school students in the district. In the process, Houston ISD schools have dominated the nationwide Vocabulary Bowl.
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Maryland's Buck Lodge Middle School Makes Dramatic Lexile Gains
School's big boost in test scores inspires district-wide literacy efforts.
When Buck Lodge Middle School in Adelphi, MD used Vocabulary.com to improve its lexile scores, their success inspired a district-wide adoption among Title 1 schools to achieve literacy goals.
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Zanesville High School Focuses on Vocabulary to Close the Achievement Gap
Teachers say the "more nuanced" and "in depth" approach is already paying off.
Follow the story of an Ohio high school addressing reading deficits behind the achievement gap with a targeted vocab intervention using Vocabulary.com. Students are having fun with the game and teachers love the progress they are making.
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