Scholars theorize that learning Latin and Greek prefixes, suffixes and bases helps build vocabulary more quickly than learning definitions of individual words.

"The 2024 Fall Vocabulary Bowl highlights the power of words to unite students, educators and learners from around the world," said Paul Mishkin, CEO of IXL Learning, Vocabulary.com's parent company.

Fourth- and fifth-grade students at MLK Intermediate School were assigned a word and were told to dress up like the definition. Together, they all had a vocabulary parade.

Under the common core, teachers are building students' vocabulary skills by teaching words in context, rather than through word lists.

Which Words Matter? Some experts recommend that educators ask themselves a series of questions on how to prioritize vocabulary words in a story they are teaching their students.

Evolution Chaser, the language-learning dog with a 1,000-word vocabulary, has died The border collie achieved international fame for her remarkable grasp on vocabulary and sentence structure.

A new study found that California schools got positive results from a targeted investment in the science of reading — even with the challenges of pandemic recovery.

The vocabulary required to be understood in another tongue may not need to be vast.