Vocabulary

• Academic Word Finder- Identifies the grade-level tier two vocabulary in any text   

• Academic Word List (Coxhead) 

• Academic Vocabulary List (Gardner & Davis)     

• Florida Center for Reading Research Student Center Activities     

• Electronic Dictionaries

  • • Cambridge Learner's Dictionary: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/

    •  Oxford Learner's Dictionary: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/

    • Reverso: https://dictionary.reverso.net/english-cobuild/

    • Dictionary.com: https://www.dictionary.com 

(The app version of this online dictionary has a "learner's tab" that offers a simplified definition of the word. )

• • • Visuwords: https://visuwords.com/ 

    • Collins Online Dictionary: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/

• Mini-Matrix Maker - A resource for creating word matrices to support morphology instruction

• Online Etymology Dictionary- Provides the origin and history of English words, phrases, and idioms  

• Text Project: Vocabulary Instruction- Vocabulary knowledge is the strongest predictor of reading comprehension. Four kinds of vocabularies contribute to reading comprehension: core vocabulary, academic words, content-area words, and literary words. TextProject provides free resources for all four types of vocabulary .

• WordSift- Created to help teachers manage the demands of vocabulary and academic language in their text materials.

• Word Works Literacy Centre- Contains ideas for exploring word meanings, origins, spelling; links to Word Searcher and Mini Matrix.