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Hello, hello and welcome to Vocabbett!
If you’re tired of tedious vocabulary programs, this is the place for you. Using a pain-free and research-backed technique, I use stories to boost your high-level vocabulary. Think of it like immersion when learning a foreign language, or even the way you learned your native tongue.
Were you playing Membean or flipping flashcards as a wee babe? Probably not. With enough contextual expressions (and some clarifying explanations), research shows your brain will fill in the gaps. Language acquisition is a fundamental human desire — it’s a survival instinct like eating or sleeping. Honestly, your brain will do the work for you if you just put yourself in the right environment.
So, where to begin? Take your pick!
The Vocabbett Podcast
This is where I suggest starting. If you start back at episode 1, you’ll learn a little bit about the methodology before diving right in to quick and easy, vocabulary-boosting episodes.
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Painlessly improve your vocabulary for the SAT, ACT, and life itself with the Vocabbett podcast!
Utilizing research-backed, story-based strategies, host Erica Abbett will walk you through the best tips and tricks for painlessly improving your vocabulary for a stress-free test day.
Covering everything from etymology (a fancy word for “Greek and Latin roots”) to the best day to take the test (it’s probably not what you think!), the Vocabbett podcast promises to be uniquely entertaining and educational.
If you’re ready to painlessly improve your vocabulary and English skills, let’s dive in!
Amid the school closures currently sweeping the nation as a result of COVID-19, many families are making difficult decisions about how to continue receiving a quality education.Â
Never fear! The Vocabbett podcast is here to help you navigate these unprecedented times.Â
Hosted by Erica Abbett — a former English and history teacher, the author of the young adult novel “Ahead of Her Time,” and the founder of Vocabbett — episode number one shares a unique mindset trick that can help get us all in the right frame of mind to approach online and home-based learning.Â
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Podcast Accompaniments
Research (and my own experience as a student and teacher) shows that the more senses you involve, the easier it is to remember something. The podcast is a phenomenal resource, but feel free to take your learning to the next level by perusing the accompaniments. If, for instance, we go over a vocabulary-boosting short story in the podcast, this is where you’ll find the text.
Feel free to start with a few of my favorites:
- Cleopatra’s Little Sister
- 18th Century Heiress-Turned-Pirate? Tell Me More!
- Don’t Be a Blatherskite
- How a Bestseller Gets Ideas (With Inspiration From Elizabeth Peters)
- And the TV Character With the Biggest (And Funniest!) Vocabulary Is…
- Of Karens and Quislings
- Mispronouncing This SAT Word Could Get You Killed
- Karen and the Weed: A Vocabulary-Boosting Short Story
- All Cows Go to Heaven: A Vocabulary-Boosting Short Story
Ahead of Her Time: An SAT Vocabulary Novel
Don’t be misled by the subtitle. This is not your average SAT prep book. I wrote it as a fun YA novel fictionalizing my time in Egypt, but when I was told it had “too many big words,” I simply rebranded it. Ahead of Her Time is a fun story that — if you like action, adventure, romance, and ancient Egypt — you’re sure to love.
