InferCabulary is a web-based, visual vocabulary and reasoning program that helps students use critical thinking to learn the nuanced meanings of vocabulary. The program can be used on any web-enabled device, and can be used by all K-12 students. InferCabulary can be integrated at the individual, small group, or whole class level. The program is built around a large body of vocabulary learning research, and comes with a free 14-day trial for parents, specialists, and schools.
Additionally, to help schools as they deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, InferCabulary is currently providing two months of free access to its online visual vocabulary tool. The offer applies for all new school plans, regardless of the size. To sign up for free access. In general, InferCabulary is built around a concept known as “Semantic Reasoning”.
The InferCabulary team defines Semantic Reasoning as the process by which new words are learned and retrieved through analysis of multiple images that convey various contexts of the word’s meaning. It’s a higher-level, critical thinking skill that students use in order to learn words deeply.
Rather than asking students to memorize complex language-definitions that they do not always understand, InferCabulary uses this type of Semantic Reasoning, where students actively infer the meaning of words based on seeing multiple images of the word used in different contexts.In total, the InferCabulary curriculum currently includes 4,000 words from across K-12. These words are "tagged" in InferCabulary with literature titles (e.g., If You Give a Mouse a Cookie or Romeo and Juliet) and category labels (e.g., emotions, vehicles, SAT vocabulary lists).
InferCabulary emphasizes Tier Two vocabulary (per Beck & McKeown's work) and Academic Words (per Coxhead's work).Teachers also have access to a dashboard, where they can view helpful analytics and see student progress across their different assignments. A list of “top struggle words” is also provided, which can be beneficial for helping teachers decide what types of remediation students may need.
For support resources, the InferCabulary team provides both web-based and in-person PD and training, depending on a school or district's needs. Finally, in terms of pricing, InferCabulary is available at the Classroom, School, or District level. For a single classroom (of up to 40 students) the cost is $25 a month. At the School/District level the cost is $7.50 per student, per year.
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