Take Aim! at Vocabulary
Vocabulary knowledge is a key factor for skillful reading across content areas. Students with smaller vocabularies tend to fall behind their peers starting in fourth grade, and that decline accelerates as reading materials start to include more challenging words.
Take Aim! at Vocabulary is a a powerful vocabulary program that boosts students’ vocabulary knowledge in the critical middle grades. Take Aim teaches high-quality words in the context of nonfiction stories and then deepens the student’s understanding of these words through repeated exposure and supporting activities.
Take Aim also helps students develop word consciousness — the awareness of and interest in words and their meanings. Developing word consciousness helps students gain greater self-awareness of vocabulary and language (so they begin to “own” the words) and increases their motivation, interest, and enjoyment of reading.
Each Take Aim level includes 12 units. Each unit teaches 24 target vocabulary words in the context of four related nonfiction stories, engaging vocabulary activities, mini-lessons on using context clues and word parts, and more.
What’s Included
Student Textbooks
Each of the 12 full-color, illustrated textbooks
includes a set of four
related nonfiction, high-interest
stories. Textbooks also include
an illustrated glossary of all
challenging words in the unit.
Blackline Master Books
These books contain reproducible
copies of student worksheets,
assessment materials, answer keys,
graphs, "Laudable Lexicologist"
awards, word lists, and more!
Audio CDs
CDs provide audio support for
stories, vocabulary words (both
separately and in context), a
glossary of terms, and mini-lessons
on using context clues
and analyzing word parts.
Teacher’s Manual
This manual includes information necessary
to ensure proper use of the program and
lesson plans for teaching the program. It
also includes a training unit for teaching the
program to students.
Storage Box
A storage box with tabs for each unit helps you keep student materials organized.
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