(Today’s post is the last post in a three-part series. You can see Part One here and Part Two here) This week’s question is: What are the best instructional strategies for vocabulary development? We ...

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Vocabulary improvement can be very useful for people interested in expanding their word base and communication abilities. However, many believe that it involves hours of practice, extensive reading, ...

If the answer is yes, you’re not alone, judging by the growing popularity of word games, word quizzes, websites devoted to word definitions and origins–and word-related articles on this website. The ...

This week’s question is: What are the best instructional strategies for vocabulary development? We started-off in Part One with suggestions from Katie Brown, Jane Fung, Marilee Sprenger and Karen ...

The clues that parents give toddlers about words can make a big difference in how deep their vocabularies are when they enter school, new research shows. By using words to reference objects in the ...

When learning a foreign language, most people fall back on traditional methods: reading, writing, listening and repeating. But if you also gesture with your arms while studying, you can remember the ...