Customer Reviews

Wordly Wise 3000: Book A

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I love this book. I bought it to help my granddaughter understand that words have definitions and many have more than one meaning. This book does an exceptional job.

This book is so unlike any other vocabulary program that has the child look up the word and memorize it. The meaning of a word is given and this is followed up by numerous excercises which include multiple choice, circle the correct definitions and all the words are used in a story. There is more than enough practice using the weekly word list.

I used this as a vocabulary curriculum for my elementary-aged children and loved it. The definitions are accompanied by simple, black and white line drawings that enhanced understanding for my kids. The crossword puzzles and hidden message puzzles were especially fun for my children to work through. Highly recommended!

We homeschool and I bought this book for my second grader. He was excited at first, but no longer enjoys the book. There are eight sections exactly alike in structure.

a list of ten words and their definitions
exercise 1 - multiple choice, 10 definitions, circle the answer
exercise 2 - 5 groups of four words each, circle the one that does not belong
exercise 3 - 5 multiple choice questions, one vocabulary word is used in a sentence and if you know the meaning of the
word you should be able to answer the question
a story using vocabulary words followed by ten comprehension questions
a crossword puzzle

My son is retaining about 1% of this, which is about the same retention I had after doing a similar book in college. Why would I buy a similar book, then, for my son? I don't know - fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me. I bought it partly because of the good reviews. The pages are black and white. The sentences are dull. A book full of crossword puzzles and word searches might be better because at least it would keep their interest. I prefer the vocabulary journal method - while they are reading they should write down and look up any new words in a journal. If the words are things you can find a picture of, they can glue a picture in later.

It's great for kindergardener and first grader to expand their vocabulary and reading. Great layouts and easy to learn. I highly recommend this book, especially for English learners.