Having a 10th grader, I’ve been looking for a way to work on more SAT prep stuff. I was very excited to receive The Critical Thinking Co. Vocabulary Virtuoso PSAT-SAT Book 1 (Grades 8-12+) to use with my daughter.
Since my daughter used the program, I have let her write the review below to share her thoughts, but before we get to hers, I wanted to share something I noticed. My daughter typically isn’t a fan of extra work. I handed her the book and asked her to work on it for a review and for SAT practice. I actually found her working on it quite often and I never needed to remind her. She actually enjoyed working on this book and has already inquired about getting the next one once she’s done. That makes this homeschooling mama happy to see my kids taking initiative and enjoying working on something on their own.
About Vocabulary Virtuoso PSAT-SAT Book 1:
Inside Vocabulary Virtuoso, there are 20 vocabulary lists. After every set of 4 lists, there is a review list to remember what has been worked on so far. This book is geared toward grades 8th-12th and is helpful in prepping for the PSAT and the SAT. Helpful in both the traditional school setting and the homeschool setting, Vocabulary Virtuoso will grow your students knowledge of vocabulary.
My Daughter’s Thoughts:
Vocabulary Virtuoso is now one of my new favorite ways to learn vocabulary words. It is not too hard, but just easy enough to not get frustrated or stressed. This book has each lesson completed in about a week. Each lesson has a list of words, definitions, and examples of those words in sentences. Then the student has to complete activities to practice with the word list. After every four lessons there is a review section that counts as one whole lesson.
I really enjoyed going through this book. My favorite activity was called Story Challenge. You read through the story and fill in the blanks with words from your word list. You also get to learn about amazing things like characterization, idioms, jargon, euphemisms, and many more things! Another thing I had fun with was the crossword puzzle in the review section.
There is an answer key at the back of the book. I always do the work without cheating, then I check my work when I am done to make sure I am learning the work correctly.
My least favorite thing will happen when I get to the end of the book. I actually really enjoyed doing it. Vocabulary Virtuoso has taught me so many things and I don’t want to stop. The book gives me fun activities and challenges. When I am done I will actually be kind of disappointed that it is over and I never expected I would feel that way about a school book. I look forward to doing the next book from this company.
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