Vocabulary is an important part of a robust ELA curriculum. Depending on how vocabulary instruction is introduced, it can be an amazing opportunity for students to learn new words in an engaging and interactive way.

Vocabulary Power Plus Online is an easy-to-use, personalized learning program for students to discover, practice, and understand academic words they will likely see in secondary and post-secondary texts. In fact, most of the words in the program have been featured in recent SAT and ACT exams!

We created Vocabulary Power Plus Online to serve as a digital platform for our popular Vocabulary Power Plus books, which have sold over 1.5 million copies. We wanted to give teachers and students an easy, interactive way to learn vocabulary words in a self-paced environment.

Vocabulary Power Plus Online

Created for grades 9-12, this completely digital program is designed to improve your students’ vocabulary skills in just a few minutes a week. Over the course of the series, your students will learn more than 1,200 high-level words, thanks to interactive exercises and context-based activities. Free trial accounts are available now!

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The Program’s Four Sections

Vocabulary Power Plus Online uses short, frequent vocabulary activities to help reinforce students’ understanding and acquisition of new words. 

You’ll find 21 lessons in each grade-specific course. Each lesson consists of three five-word segments, with 15 words total per lesson. One segment takes a typical student approximately 15 minutes to complete. 

Each segment has four sections students will work through: Learn, Practice, Show, and Apply. 

• The Learn section introduces the word and its definition and has a listening option for students who are auditory learners.
• The Practice section allows students to start interacting with the words by completing a word-to-definition matching activity. Then, they move on to a multiple-choice activity in which they identify similar and dissimilar words.
• In the Show section, students will read sentences. For each sentence, they will decide which vocabulary word best relates to it. Then, they will complete a fill-in-the-blank activity in which they choose the correct vocabulary word for each sentence.
• Increasing the rigor even more, the Apply section tasks students with using the words in context by completing a paragraph. They will then move on to choosing sentences in which the vocabulary words are used properly.

Students and teachers should think of Vocabulary Power Plus Online as a learning tool, not an assessment. They can repeat the activities as many times as they wish. Doing so will greatly help with reinforcement for long-term retention. The quizzes can be used as a checkpoint to gauge a student’s readiness to move on to the next segment.

How Teachers Use It in the Classroom

Many teachers use Vocabulary Power Plus Online as a warm-up or an extra-time activity. Because it can be accessed anywhere there is an internet connection, work time is not limited to the classroom, allowing students to complete lessons at their own pace.

Another benefit of the program is that it is graded automatically. Students can see their results immediately. An easy-to-use gradebook gives teachers detailed views of how an individual or a class is performing.

Easy to Use

Here at Prestwick House, we know that teachers don’t need one more task on their to-do list. When you purchase Vocabulary Power Plus Online, you will work directly with our digital program specialists. We'll upload your classes, enroll your students, and answer any questions you have as the year progresses.

If you would like a free trial account to check out the program for yourself, please fill out the form below!