VR wordbank

ElevenplusParent · Post by **ElevenplusParent** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 12:19 am

Hi

I am not seeing my DS improve his vocal during practice tests.
Can someone please point me to a bank of words useful for VR tests?

Thanks in adance,

Gilly · Post by **Gilly** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:34 am

Have you looked at the free downloads section in this site? Here is the link,

http://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/revisi ... wnload.php

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ElevenplusParent · Post by **ElevenplusParent** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 12:44 am

Yes Gilly. Can you point me to any other source of wordlists please?

moved · Post by **moved** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 11:08 am

Play Scrabble, Boggle, Upwords. Take a section of the newspaper and get him to find words that he does not know. He can challenge you. Also www.freerice.com

JaysDarlin · Post by **JaysDarlin** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 11:31 am

Hello EPE

I have found that the best way to teach my son vocab was to make flash cards, and also to read, read, read!

I use flashcard exchange to make my flash cards, and you can share your flashcards with others. If you want to print off the flash cards I have made, PM me and I'll send you the link.

I have got him reading lots of classic stories, such as Charles Dicken's (abridged for his age) and others, (Huck Finn.. Houdini... Alexander the Great... etc.). I also read him the original Grimm and Andersen Tales, with a dictionary close to hand... it's often needed!

We also read History books together (Men and Women Who Changed the World) and when we come across words we dont know, I write them down and make a crossword out of them, using Crossword Weaver.

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 5:39 pm

Hi Elevenplusparent

There is a free download on the site written by The Tutors. All the words contained in the NFER practice papers are included in it. Also The Tutors have written a Vocabulary Builder CD, there is a free demo in the interactive CDs section.

Regards

Mike