A Word a Day: 365 Words to Augment Your Vocabulary: 1

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Each book is structured around the 36 weeks of the school year. A new word is introduced each day; the pupil is actively and meaningfully involved in the learning process. Pupils are tasked with: Specifically chosen for both their elegance and usefulness in everyday contexts, this collection of lesser-known words is perfect for teaching yourself something new and transferrable each morning. Get to know the meanings, origins and sample usage of a year's worth of new words, as well as some fascinating word-related facts and trivia thrown in for good measure. Product Details:

Word Tag ® engages kids with new words. Retention significantly increases when kids enjoy their learning experience. However, it is also estimated that only 3,000 of these make up the vast majority of our daily conversations. Maybe it's time to shake up your daily vocab with these 365 words and their meanings - providing an entire year's worth of new lexical knowledge to refresh your communications and build up your brain!

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A Word a Day is a treasure trove of fascination and fun for all language lovers - delve in and enhance your vocabulary. It is estimated that on average an English-speaking adult has acquired a functioning vocabulary of 25,000 words by the time they reach middle age. That sounds like a lot - and more than enough for the daily purposes of communicating with each other in speech and writing. However, it is hard to feel quite so sanguine about our word power when considering those 25,000 words account for less than fifteen per cent of the total words in current usage in the English language. Furthermore, new words are created all the time and, as the word pool flourishes, can we afford to allow our vocabulary to stagnate? Adult native speakers of the English language are believed to have a knowledge of between 20,000 and 35,000 words - that's a LOT of words! Each My Word a Day book has a thesaurus section. Pupils match synonyms to the words introduced throughout, revising and consolidating their understanding and usage of this vocabulary. Although My Word a Day is intended as a homework book, it can also be used during the school day, if the teacher prefers. Class discussion of pupils’ sentences encourages enrichment of literacy and creativity, while empowering pupils to build on their oral language and vocabulary skills.

Logophile Joseph Piercy has the answer: a simple challenge to learn A Word a Day from this user-friendly onomasticon (that’s a word list designed for a specific purpose – in case you were wondering …). Each of the 365 words have been carefully selected for their elegance and pertinence in everyday situations and every entry contains a clear and concise outline of meaning, origin and sample usage in context, alongside fascinating word related facts and trivia. A Word a Day contains 365 carefully selected words that will enhance and expand your vocabulary, along with their meanings, origins and sample usage and fascinating word-related facts and trivia.Free play and exploration are crucial for learners’ cognitive development, cultivating curiosity and a desire to learn. In Word Tag ®, players work at their own pace to complete word collections full of rich vocabulary. They get to choose how long and how often they want to play (and learn)! It is estimated that on average an English-speaking adult has acquired a functioning vocabulary of 25,000 words by the time they reach middle age. That sounds like a lot – and more than enough for the daily purposes of communicating with each other in speech and writing. However, it is hard to feel quite so sanguine about our word power when considering those 25,000 words account for less than fifteen per cent of the total words in current usage in the English language. Furthermore, new words are created all the time and, as the word pool flourishes, can we afford to allow our vocabulary to stagnate?