Easier: Makes vocabulary fun, with brain-friendly mnemonics

ISBN: 978-0-9652422-3-3
UPC: 9780965242233
Pages: 347
Grades: 7th and up
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.

Students learn hundreds of SAT level words faster and easier with powerful rhyming and visual mnemonics. In independent school tests, students with Vocabulary Cartoons learned 72% more words than students with traditional rote memory study materials. Contains 290 SAT words with 29 review quizzes consisting of matching and fill-in-the-blank problems.

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

"My students 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

"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