I can't believe our son Josh will be finishing the 9th grade in just a few short weeks. Soon he will be taking his SAT test and I was worried if he would be ready for the Verbal section. I was happy to hear we were chosen to receive and review Vocabulary Virtuoso PSAT-SAT Book 2 (Grades 8-12+) from The Critical Thinking Co. We have used their resources before and I knew this would be a book to help him get ready for his upcoming test.
The author of Vocabulary Virtuoso PSAT-SAT Book 2 is Nancy Forderer. She is a retired teacher who enjoys tutoring, writing, reading and traveling. She use to teach Language Arts to young people and has a degree from the University of Toledo. I feel she did a great job with these lists of words found in this vocabulary book. Josh was challenged but not overwhelmed. He has been reading since he was three years old, so it is a bit difficult to find reading or spelling resources that are not boring for him. This book was a great fit!
This book consists of 20 vocabulary lists along with 5 review pages. Each list has 9 words and 85% of all the words included are on the PSAT or SAT lists. As you read through the words you will find that each list emphasizes one part of speech. Each lesson comes with a pronunciation key, the definition of the word, other word forms, and a sentence showing how the word can be used.
After you go over your list of words, activities will follow that reinforce learning the words in context. I especially enjoyed the fictional stories that are included in the activities. Your student will learn 3 concepts as they interact with you. These concepts are Literary, Rhetorical, and Historical. The review lessons ensure mastery of the words and are placed after every 4 lessons.
I asked Josh if he felt he was learning new words and definitions while working through the book and he said yes. He also said that he is improving on his writing skills. The more words you know, the better your writing will be he says. I couldn't agree more.
Here are a few examples of the pages he has completed. He has also received a perfect score of 100% on all of his vocabulary tests on Fridays, where we have used the words from each lesson.
If you have a son or daughter who are planning to take their PSAT or SAT tests, or who would like to brush up on their vocabulary skills, I would encourage you to check out this resource and the many others from The Critical Thinking Co. You can also follow them on their social media pages listed below:
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