Word Smart, 6th Edition

Author: The Princeton Review
Publisher: Princeton Review
ISBN: 1524710717
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 402

Book Description
LET YOUR VOCABULARY SPEAK FOR ITSELF. Whether your goal is to get a competitive edge on a specific exam or simply to build your word knowledge, this updated sixth edition of Word Smart gives you the tools you need to transform your vocabulary and start using words with confidence! WORD SMART, 6th EDITION includes: • More than 1,400 vocab words that belong in every savvy student's vocabulary • Lists of common word roots and usage errors • Key terms you need to know to understand fields such as finance, science, and the arts • Need-to-know vocab for standardized tests like the SAT and GRE • Foreign phrases and abbreviations commonly encountered in reading or conversation The words in this book come from a careful analysis of newspapers (from the New York Times to the Wall Street Journal), magazines (from Time to Scientific American), and books from current bestsellers to classics. We also combed through the SAT and other standardized tests to determine which words are tested most frequently. We sifted out the words that most people know, and focused on words that most people misunderstand or misuse. You can be confident that with Word Smart, you'll get the help you need to communicate more clearly and effectively, understand what you read, and score higher on standardized tests!

More Word Smart, 2nd Edition

Author: The Princeton Review
Publisher: Princeton Review
ISBN: 1524710725
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 418

Book Description
"800+ more words that belong in every savvy student's vocabulary"--Cover.

Reading Smart

Author: Nicholas Reid Schaffzin
Publisher: Princeton Review
ISBN: 0679753613
Category : Lærebøger
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
Building on the five previous titles in the Smart series with sales totaling over 300,000 copies--is an easy-to-use guide to help readers improve speed and comprehension. Designed for students and adults, this book is written in Princeton's trademark style of candor and irreverent humor.

Word Smart for the GRE

Author: Anne Curtis
Publisher: The Princeton Review
ISBN: 9780375763366
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 340

Book Description
The number of students taking the GRE is the highest it has been in years, and now is the perfect time for "Word Smart for the GRE." This brand-new Smart guide defines hundreds of the words that appear on the test most often.

Grammar Smart

Author: Princeton Review (Firm)
Publisher: The Princeton Review
ISBN: 9780375762154
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 244

Book Description
A guide to perfect usage of grammar.

Grammar Smart, 4th Edition

Author: The Princeton Review
Publisher: Princeton Review
ISBN: 1524710571
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
THE KNOWLEDGE YOU NEED TO BE A GRAMMAR GURU. How you speak and write can say a lot about you. Grammar makes a lasting impression, but learning it can seem like a never-ending parade of complicated and contradictory rules! That’s why we at The Princeton Review created Grammar Smart—instead of boring you with countless rules and confusing grammatical terms, this book takes a fun approach to showing the logic behind each correct sentence. This updated fourth edition of Grammar Smart brings you: • In-depth reviews of the basic parts of speech • Tips on how to avoid misplaced modifiers and dangling participles • A glossary of key grammar terms • Quick quizzes throughout the book to help you check your progress • Detailed sentence diagrams to help you identify word classes • Comprehensive summaries of each major grammar topic

Word Study That Sticks

Author: Pamela Koutrakos
Publisher: Corwin
ISBN: 1544327250
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 289

Book Description
"Pamela Koutrakos breaks it down for the novice and streamlines word study for the old pro." – Jeff Anderson, author of Patterns of Power Take word learning to the next level in your classroom Hungry for lively and engaging ways to augment word study? Looking for ways to empower your students and give voice to their ideas? In Word Study That Sticks, teacher and literacy consultant Pamela Koutrakos provides a step-by-step approach that makes word learning jubilant and fun – and encourages students to take ownership of word learning. This hands-on guide connects research with experience to deliver challenging, discovery-based instructional practices that can support all learners in any subject area. You’ll learn how to Set up the physical classroom, prioritize materials, and launch activities Instill curiosity and a self-starting attitude toward vocabulary development Devise routines that highlight phonemic awareness, phonics, meaning, and spelling Differentiate and personalize word study activities Embed word study into all content areas for transfer of learning Word Study That Sticks can be used alone or in conjunction with another program to help you take word learning to the next level. Lesson ideas, word study routines, charts, photos, key practices, and special advice for beginning teachers make word study instruction accessible for educators working at every experience level.

The University of Chicago Spanish-English Dictionary, Fifth Edition

Author: David A. Pharies
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743470133
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 611

Book Description
A Spanish-English, English-Spanish dictionary that contains thousands of terms including slang and provides guides to pronunciation, grammar, suffixes, and regular, irregular, and orthographic changing verbs. Covers International Spanish and American English.

Words on the Vine, Grades 5 - 8

Author: Claudia Vurnakes
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN: 1483820254
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
A top-selling teacher resource line, The 100+ Series(TM) features over 100 reproducible activities in each book! Ancient Latin and Greek live on in the words we speak every day. Introduce your students to the fun and challenge of word genealogy with Word

504 Absolutely Essential Words

Author: Murray Bromberg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780812037029
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
A self-help guide to the use of 504 words used regularly by educated people. Includes sentences, articles, exercises and word review sections using the new words.