Introducing...
Vocabulary Plus
An online vocabulary-building
program from Townsend Press
Powered by TP’s acclaimed Vocabulary Series,
Vocabulary Plus includes the content of 9 popular texts
for less than the cost of a single printed book!
There’s power in words.
You know this. Unfortunately many students don’t have this power
because they don’t know enough words.
Vocabulary Plus can help
you change that!
What’s Vocabulary Plus?
Vocabulary Plus is a major upgrade to TP’s
Learning Center that brings all the content of our powerful, proven, Common Core-aligned
vocabulary texts to your tablet, smartphone, or computer.
With Vocabulary Plus, students can access
the entire TP Vocabulary Series online—without need for books or paper!
With Vocabulary Plus you put that
power in students’ hands.
Teaching more than 1,700 words, for students in middle school
through college, Vocabulary Plus
puts our famously clear, user-friendly Vocabulary books at students’
fingertips 24–7.
And now it's even stronger with
Vocabulary Plus—Independent Study (VPi).
Vocabulary Plus—Independent Study (VPi) brings individualized assessment, automated
assignment selection, and adaptive lessons to your classes—all with a single click!
Learn more here.
What’s Included in Vocabulary Plus
Everything in our books PLUS more. With a subscription to
Vocabulary Plus,
students gain access to all these NEW features:
Encouragement and Feedback:
Each
Vocabulary Plus exercise features
instructive feedback to help teach students. In addition, VPi lists students'
accomplishments on the Achievements section of their homepage, giving them a
lively record of their progress as they work.
Learn more here.
Integrated eBooks:
A subscription to
Vocabulary Plus
includes eBooks of all nine texts in the TP Vocabulary Series. If you prefer
the layout of a book and want to refer to content of a specific page, you
can do so with a click. With
Vocabulary Plus,
the entire Vocabulary Series is at your fingertips.
Expanded Chapter Exercises
for the nine books in our Vocabulary Series. Depending on the titles, this
includes anywhere from 6-8 interactive, instructive activities! Each
includes item-specific feedback that helps students learn their new words.
Word Parts Chapters
that teach prefixes, suffixes, and word roots. Students who learn these
word parts will be able to decipher the meanings of thousands of other
words in which they appear.
Unit Reviews
include crossword puzzles, analogies, and synonym and antonym activities
adapted from the printed books.
Sentence Writing Activities,
all new for
Vocabulary Plus, allow students to compose sentences online
to show their understanding of newly-learned words.
Online Tests:
Two online tests, unique to the web and not found in our texts, are available
for each chapter in
Vocabulary Plus.
With these tests,
Vocabulary Plus actually
offers
more content than our books!
Enhanced Items:
Items in
Vocabulary Plus take advantage
of new, upgraded technical capabilities.
Sentence Check 2 and
Final
Check, for example, offer more challenging answer choices. In addition,
Vocabulary in Context items now provide students with
two context
sentences to help them infer each word’s meaning at the start of the chapter.
Review Words:
Words taught in earlier chapters are reinforced later as
Vocabulary Review
words. Review words refresh students’ memories and help them retain what they
learned in previous chapters. In addition, SAT and GRE high-frequency words are
given extra attention—an added real-world connection!
Audio and Visual Support:
Each vocabulary word in
Vocabulary Plus
includes a pronunciation guide AND a clickable audio link of the word being spoken.
In addition, many words also feature lively pictures to help students better understand
and remember their meanings. See for yourself!
Intuitive Controls:
People who use our Learning Center remark about how user-friendly it is.
Vocabulary Plus is just as simple to
use—and even more powerful. Try it today!
Detailed Score Reports:
Teachers using
Vocabulary Plus are able
to view precise details about student progress. Individual and group results are
available and easily exported. In addition, you’ll be able to see the actual items
students complete, the correct answers for that item (with explanations), and the
answer choices your students submitted. This useful data will allow you to focus
your instruction on the specific skills that are challenging to your students.
What about books? Will Vocabulary Plus
replace them?
Only if YOU want it to! At Townsend Press, we very much believe printed books
have a place. However, we also recognize that educators need options when
selecting materials for students.
With Vocabulary Plus, you
now have three ways to use the Vocabulary Series.
Option 1: Print |
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This option involves assigning printed books. Countless students have successfully learned this way, and it still works!
Price: $9.90 or $11.90 (for a short or long version text). Includes free Learning Center supplements.
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Option 2: Electronic |
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This option involves assigning students Vocabulary Plus, a new all-digital way to complete their vocabulary work.
Price: $11.90 (for a ten-month subscription). Includes eBooks and thousands of interactive online activities for all 9 Vocabulary Series books.
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Option 3: Combined |
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This option combines Vocabulary Plus with a printed book to give students a comprehensive learning experience.
Price: $14.90 or $16.90 (a savings of $5 from the cost of the items sold separately).
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Simply pick the option that best suits your students.
Vocabulary Plus Features and Purchase Options
| Short Version— OR — Long Version |
$9.90— OR — $11.90 |
$11.90 |
$14.90— OR — $16.90 |
| Subscription duration |
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10 months |
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Printed Vocabulary Series textbook with lessons,
skills, practice exercises, and unit tests
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Continuous instruction in the Words-in-Context approach
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Additional printable tests
(in downloadable Instructor’s Manual/Test Bank)
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PowerPoint Presentations
(available to instructors for downloading)
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Vocabulary Series E-books
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Digital chapter exercises complete with practice exercises,
word parts chapters and chapter / unit tests
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Digital open-ended sentence completion activities
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Access to Vocabulary Plus Independent Study (VPi)
adaptive digital word-building program
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Digital class management, assignments, and grading
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BULK/DISCOUNTED SITE LICENSES ARE AVAILABLE. CONTACT US FOR DETAILS.
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Tell me more. The details about Vocabulary Plus.
What Do Students Need in Order to Use Vocabulary Plus?
A computer, tablet device, or smartphone that has Internet access and a current web
browser, such as Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Internet
Explorer. Students will also need a valid subscription, which can be purchased online
at any time from Townsend Press.
How Much Does a Subscription to Vocabulary Plus Cost?
$11.90 per student. This is less than the cost of a single printed text! And it gives
users full access to electronic content that covers all nine books in TP’s Vocabulary
Series. Subscriptions last 10 months from the time students activate them.
How Do I Purchase a Subscription?
Subscriptions can be purchased from our website just as a book can.
Similarly, orders for subscriptions can be placed by phone or fax with a
standard purchase order. School or district purchases can be handled via
phone, fax, or the website. Bookstores can purchase
Vocabulary Plus subscription kits
that can be stocked and sold to students. In addition, students can now
purchase subscriptions within the Learning Center. There's an option for
everyone.
Can I Get a Demonstration?
Certainly! Vocabulary Plus includes a free 14 day trial.
This means you and your students can use it for free for two weeks!
If you have an instructor account in our Learning Center, you have full access
to Vocabulary Plus right now. Simply
log in and click the “Materials” menu and then select “Assignments.”
You’ll see the full list of available assignments in the
Vocabulary Series. Vocabulary Plus
content will be marked clearly. You can also assign
Vocabulary Plus
to your students just as you would any other textbook assignments.
If you would like to review this material but don’t have an account, visit
this link and follow
the directions to create one. Once your account has been verified, you’ll
have Plus access too. Of course, if
you have questions, call us at (888) 752-6410 or email us at
cs@townsendpress.com. We hope to
hear from you.
Want to learn more?
Here's a complete brochure along with pricing information. We invite you to check it out!