1100 Words You Need to Know

I am a volunteer for Literacy Volunteers in Connecticut. This book has been invaluable for teaching a student whose primary language is Spanish. We have been working together for a year and a half. I have noticed that during conversations she is using vocabulary learned from the book and using the words in the correct context. That is so impressive to me. The format reinforces the words as opposed to just rote memory learning. When the words are used in context of a story, fill in the blanks and matching word and meaning, it makes one remember so much better. So thanks for this book. It's a great teaching tool.

This is a good study book to enhance your vacabulary. Unfortunately, many pronounciations are somewhat inconsistent with my Oxford Advance Learner Dictionary. Strange, but they are often not the same. I often have to rewrite/correct the symbols. Besides that, this is a perfect book.

I am an English IV teacher. I teach general curriculum for special education students. Vocabulary is a constant struggle for these learners but they seem to be doing better using this format.

I thought this would be more practical. I think it's more for writers, not middle school age students, which was why I purchased it. I must've missed something, somewhere in the description.

This is a good book overall. It gives you 5 words a day, uses them all in a paragraph, lists the pronunciations, has you complete 5 sentences with the words, and then finishes with a multiple choice quiz, which matches the words to the definitions.

Unfortunately, the definitions are frequently overly simplified. The definitions listed are great if you want a minimal and general meaning of the word, but for many words the definitions are inadequate if you want the full meaning of the words.

I use online dictionaries to supplement this book. I do this book's exercises to get a general meaning of the word, and to see how they are used, and then I check the online dictionaries to get the full definition. I prefer merriam-webster.com and thefreedictionary.com. They are both excellent sites to use in addition to the book.