The quickest way to improve Reading
vocabulary, The NWEA and other testing publishers provides Grade/RIT level
reading vocabulary for all academic areas. Math, Reading and Language Arts are divided
into individual Grade/RIT levels. The tier 2 vocabulary is not covered in many of
the leveled list, BUT IS USED IN THE TESTING! Blooms Taxonomy is a good example
of Tier 2 Words. The lists below are a good resource to start studying.
Grade and RIT Level Academic Vocabulary List
Links to PDF Academic Vocabulary Word List
We use Academic Vocabulary in many forms during Reading Boot Camp and have had five years of over 90% passing on State Standardized Test in reading!
Sample ELA/Reading Study List for 4th, 5th and 6th Grade
alliteration
noun
the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words in a phrase or sentence. "She shears sheep" is an example of alliteration. |
almanac
noun
1. | a book of interesting and useful facts about many different subjects. |
2. | a book published every year that predicts the weather for each day and gives facts about the tides, the time the sun will rise and set, and other useful information. |
related words:
calendar
analogy
noun
1. | similarity or correspondence between two otherwise dissimilar things. There is an analogy between winter and death. synonyms: affinity, correspondence, identity, resemblance, similarity antonyms: dissimilarity similar words: connection, equivalence, homology, kinship, likeness, metaphor, parallelism, relationship, semblance, simile, similitude |
2. | a statement of logic wherein one set of paired items has the same relationship between its two members as two items of another set. "Finger is to hand as toe is to foot" is an example of a simple analogy. |
related words:
allegory, compare
anthology
noun
a collection of written works, such as poems or stories. An anthology can be written by one or by several authors. His favorite book was an anthology of French poetry. similar words: album, collection, digest |
antonym
noun
a word that has the opposite meaning of another word. "Late" is an antonym of "early." similar words: contrary, opposite |
aphorism
noun
a terse, sometimes witty statement of a general truth or observation; adage. Our grandmother shaped our minds with a steady stream of aphorisms such as "Waste not, want not." synonyms: adage, apothegm, gnome, maxim, proverb similar words: Atticism, axiom, byword, dictum, epigram, maxim, mot, proverb, quip, saw, saying, witticism |
related words:
expression, motto, truth
assonance
noun
1. | similarity in sounds, especially vowel sounds. |
2. | in poetry, use of the same vowel sounds in the accented syllables but with different consonants, as in "deep" and "feet". |
Atlas
noun
a book of maps. We looked at the atlas to plan our trip. |
bias
noun
1. | a line diagonal to the grain of a woven cloth. Cut the fabric on the bias. similar words: angle, inclination, slope, tilt |
2. | an opinion or liking that does not let one be fair; prejudice. The teacher did not show bias to either of the fighting students. synonyms: favor, inclination, prejudice antonyms: impartiality similar words: proneness, tendency |
related words:
discrimination, prejudice, twist
verb
to make biased. His good manners biased the boss in his favor. synonyms: prejudice similar words: color, influence, sway, warp |
related words:
turn
brochure
noun
a small set of attached pages with writing and often pictures that people use to advertise or explain something. This brochure from the hotel has pictures of the rooms and information about prices. similar words: book, circular, handbook, manual, program |
idiom
noun
a phrase that cannot be understood by understanding the meanings of each of its words. The phrase "fall out," meaning "have a disagreement," is an idiom. similar words: construction, expression, phrase, slang |
irony
noun
spoken or written words that mean the opposite of their usual meaning. It was an irony when the sick person said he felt "just great." |
metaphor
noun
a phrase that describes something by comparing it to some other thing. "Her words are pearls" is a metaphor. |
oxymoron
noun
a figure of speech in which an apparent contradiction makes or highlights a point, as in the phrase, "a frozen flame". |
paradox
noun
1. | a statement that contradicts or seems to contradict itself, yet often expresses a truth, such as "Less is more". It may be a paradox, but I believe that sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind. similar words: absurdity, antilogy, contradiction, conundrum, enigma, inconsistency, oxymoron, puzzle, riddle |
2. | a person, thing, or situation that exhibits contrasting or contradictory qualities. the paradox of the wise fool synonyms: enigma similar words: absurdity, ambivalence, anomaly, contradiction, conundrum, incongruity, inconsistency, problem, puzzlement, riddle |
related words:
contradictory, conundrum
personification
noun
1. | a person considered to be a perfect example or embodiment of some quality or other abstraction. He was the personification of humility. synonyms: byword, embodiment, epitome, image similar words: figure, ideal, incarnation, paradigm, picture, quintessence, realization, type |
2. | the act or technique of ascribing human attributes to nonhuman or inanimate things. similar words: animation, anthropomorphism |
related words:
allegory
plot
noun
the story line or order of events in a book, play, or movie. The plot of the film was long and complicated. similar words: outline, plan, skeleton |
prime
adjective
first in importance. Sugar was the prime export of synonyms: cardinal, chief, dominant, first, key, lead, main, paramount, premier, primary, principal, supreme antonyms: secondary, subordinate similar words: cardinal, first, foremost, important, major, supreme, top |
related words:
fine, initial, primary, quality, superb
satire
noun
1. | a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. The play is a satire that lampoons upper-class mores. synonyms: lampoon |
2. | the literary genre that comprises such works. |
related words:
burlesque, mockery
simile
noun
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "The cake was as light as a feather" is an example of a simile. |
stanza
noun
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
statement
noun
an important opinion or piece of information that someone says or writes to other people. The company made a statement to the newspapers about closing the factory. |
related words:
budget, expression, notice
suffix
noun
a part of a word with its own meaning that is added to the end of another word to change the meaning. The suffix "ed" in "wanted" gives the meaning of past time. The suffix "less" in "hopeless" gives the meaning "without." |
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