Easier: Makes vocabulary fun, with brain-friendly mnemonics

ISBN: 978-0-9652422-7-1
UPC: 9780965242271
Pages: 253
Grades: 3rd - 6th
Subject: Reference, Study Aids, Vocabulary, Test Preparation

What are Vocabulary Cartoons?

Vocabulary Cartoons are mnemonics designed for learning new words. Memory experts say that memory aids are the best way to remember just about anything. Learn hundreds of SAT words with easy memory techniques.

Makes vocabulary fun with brain-friendly mnemonics.

Excellent teaching resource for students of all abilities, particularly visual learners, ESE, ADD & ESL. Contains 210 words every grammar school student should know presented in an easy to read format. Also includes 21 review quizzes with matching and fill in the blank problems. In independent school tests, students with Vocabulary Cartoons learned 72% more words than students with traditional rote memory study materials.

How Vocabulary Cartoons Work

Vocabulary Cartoons Work By Using Mnemonics.

Vocabulary Cartoons works on the principle of mnemonics. A mnemonic is a device that helps you remember something by associating what you are trying to remember with something you already know. A mnemonic device could be in many different forms like; rhymes, songs, pictures to name a few. For example, "Columbus sailed the ocean blue in fourteen hundred ninety-two" is a classic mnemonic rhyme which helps you remember when Columbus discovered America.

Following the mnemonic principle of association, Vocabulary Cartoons link together an auditory (rhyming) word association and a visual association in the form of a humorous cartoon. These powerful mnemonics help students retain the meanings of words longer and with less effort than trying to memorize definitions straight out of a dictionary.

In the example below, the new word FATHOM is associated (linked with) the rhyming word FAT THUMB, which in turn is then presented visually as a humorous cartoon. The more outrageous and bizarre the cartoon, the easier it is to remember.

Example Description

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What Teachers Say:

"My students made six times more A's... why hasn't anyone thought of this before?" - Melissa S., Language Arts Teacher, Cape Coral High School, Cape Coral, FL

"In double blind tests, my students with Vocabulary Cartoons learned three times more new words than those in traditional rote memory class!" - Diane W, English Teacher, Port Charlotte Middle School, Port Charlotte, FL

"More than half of my students scored 90% or better on a cumulative test of Vocabulary Cartoons... their retention was amazing!" - Cindy B., Freshman English Teacher, McArthur 9th Grade School, Houston, TX

”In 19 years of teaching Language Arts, the Best! Students eat it up! It teaches itself and from a retention point of view, I don’t think they will ever forget the words they learn the mnemonic way!” - Judy B., Mariner High School, Cape Coral, FL

"All ninety-nine of our Title 1 schools are using Vocabulary Cartoons... The ease at which students learn and retain new words is wonderful for their grades and self-esteem!" - Brenda C., Title 1 Coordinator, Atlanta Public School System, Atlanta, GA

"My fifty-five ninth graders learned an average of 147 SAT level words in only three hours of study... Some even learned over a word a minute. Breathtaking! A breakthrough!" - Larry M., North Fort Myers High School, Fort Myers, FL

"I recommend Vocabulary Cartoons to all my home schoolers! It teaches itself, it teaches itself, it teaches itself!" - Trudy P., The Gift of Reading, San Antonio, TX

"In my tutoring school, elementary to high school students find Vocabulary Cartoons a treat instead of a treatment! Finaly, a complete book of mnemonics! - Shelia O., SOS Tutoring, Milton, MA

"A fresh, exciting approach to vocabulary. Students of all abilities are motivated by the unique and entertaining presentation." - Beth Crosby, 1995 Teacher of the Year, Diplomat Elementary, Cape Coral, FL

”My kids with Vocabulary Cartoons get As and Bs without fail, without exception, that includes my lower students as well. Nothing in my 20 years of teaching gets students so excited about learning new words!” - Nancy W., Language Arts Specialist, Mariner High School, Lee County, FL

Most kids are visual learners. I use Vocabulary Cartoons with my 5th grade class and they love them. Most kids are visual learners and this is the first vocabulary program that gives a funny cartoon for every word. You know it is a good program when kids ask to learn more vocabulary." - Ms. Hill