Vocabulary Workshop: Level D (Vocabulary Workshop) Review

Manufacturer: William H Sadlier
Author(s): Jerome Shostak

ISBN: 0821571095 EAN: 9780821571095
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Reading Level: Young Adult

Average Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars

User Submitted Vocabulary Workshop: Level D (Vocabulary Workshop) Reviews

September 7, 2008
below acceptable
the book is very used - I would grade it below acceptable for a workbook.

August 23, 2008
Not Happy
I received the book and it was written in and written on. I emailed the seller twice with no response to my request of a refund and the return of their book. I am very disappointed with the results of my order. I will never purchase another used book because you have sellers like Maria M. Peniche. The book was suppose to be in good condition, I was looking for bent pages or something but half of the book was written. I can't express it any more than Extremely upset and unhappy.

July 15, 2008
Really learned a lot
I love this series. I used it when I was in school and can remember making fun of some of the words with friends, but I still remember most of them. Now, I use them with my students. I didn't find it hard at all to find answer key, but it is because we order from the publisher. It also has no other supplemental materials, but if you're creative they really aren't needed. We work with the same words for two weeks. The first week, the students work the pages in the book and at the week's end we have a plain old regular spelling test (call out the words and the student writes the correct spelling). The next week we do flashcards with picture recognition, crosswords puzzles using the definitions as clues, and one word association (pick one (sometimes two) word(s) from the def. that sums up the meaning of the word). Then at the week's end we have a definition test where the def. are listed with a blank for the student to write the correct word (no word bank and must be spelled correctly). At the end of the unit we use the test from the test book (also from the publisher). This works really well with my students. Also this year on the sadlier website they have audio pronunciations of the words (plus other stuff). I highly recommend this book. We use it at our school from 2nd through 8th grade. I'm also excited to be using the new Grammar Workshop this year. Hope this helps someone!

November 16, 2007
answers answers
From what we have seen, this is a straightforward vocab rote approach. This approach has both positive and negative aspects and works with some children and not with others. MY BEEF with this book is that it does not have an answer key and finding one has been more than difficult (still haven't at this point).

October 10, 2007
Vocabulary Workshop: Level D
This workbook was in excellent condition. My 9th grader was so happy that it arrived so quickly she really needed it. Her language arts grade has improved since obtaining the workbook.

April 19, 2006
This book is the worst vocab. book ever!
I have used these books for about ohh... 4 years now, and since I have started using them my standerdized test scores have droped from just above avrage to well below avrage... I do not believe anyone should use them!

May 7, 2004
Boring
This book is way to boring for the average child. Even though it may be a good source of new vocab it is the most boring and waste of time thing to do.

December 8, 2002
Good books that are straightforward.
My high school used these books. I also found them tedious, but I was in high school and I found everything tedious. The practice of applying myself to something that was less entertaining than I wished was valuable and necessary. I would never have gotten very far in life, and would certainly never have been successful in college unless I learned the skills that these books emphasized: vocabulary, standardized testing skills, and practice concentrating and memorizing.

I do remember thinking back in high school that they actually worked. Each section uses the same week's vocabulary words in different sections that are used on the SAT, ACT, GRE and other standardized tests, such as synonyms, antonyms, and analogies (the hardest to me!) After each section, I actually remembered the meaning of every word because I'd used them in so many different ways.

I would recommend these books to other students. I also have to say that any mother who encourages her child to give up on completing these books is doing both their child and herself a great disservice. She will realize it when her child returns home to live with her as an adult after having failed at other things that are "boring".

April 30, 2002
It stinks
This book did not benifit my child at all, I do not know how anyone can say that it helps. My child was so bored with it she did not pay any attention to the words, she was just set on getting it done. I talked to the local principal at my community school, and he said that he tryed using, but the children were just not able to apply themselves, and like my daughter were just set on getting it done. Half of the kids would not even do it themselves, they would copy off of each other.

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