Vocabulary for the College-Bound Student

Premium vocabulary enrichment and skills development through contextual discovery

Purposeful voabulary study for the high school student whose goals may include college admission, standardized test success, and reading and writing achievement.

Context-based learning
Discover over 1,000 high frequency vocabulary words through unique, contextual delivery.
Lessons introduce words in groups based on central ideas—words from context; derivatives; Latin, Anglo-Saxon, and Greek word parts; and foreign languages.

Standards-based skills practice
Students gain experience using new words through challenging end-of-lesson exercises including brainteasers, word relationaship questions, sentence completion activities, and concise writing prompts.
These exercises address state standards, including verifying the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase, identifying and correctly using patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech, and more.

Use as a workbook or a reference source
The consumable softcover Workbook includes blank “write on” lines. 337 pages
The non-consumable softcover Handbook has no blank “write on” lines. 399 pages

Teacher Guide
Includes the answer key to the student edition plus 17 reproducible tests with answers.