Communication is more than just words. Comprehension of a discussion between people uses more than just shared definitions – it uses personal concepts, body language, tone and pitch, context, inflection, dialect and pronunciation, local meaning, professional terms, and cultural intent.
Sometimes it is hard to think of certain words when you are brain-fogged, or if you have challenges speaking or expressing your thoughts. There are also some emotions that are difficult to pin down with the exact word that matches the feelings.
When others provide words that feel correct, it can be a big relief! But when you adopt someone else’s word- you also adopt their concept, their definition, and their intent of that word.
A good example is the current events: Why was the definition of ‘pandemic’ changed in 2009? Why was the definition of ‘science’ changed in 2020? Why was the definition of ‘vaccine’ changed in 2021? What is the intent of these new definitions?
It is important to learn as many words as possible, along with the corresponding synonyms, antonyms, and subtle nuances, so you can use your own words- with your own meanings and intent.
That is why I created wRiteBlocks. It has a pre-school level for learning the basics: weekdays, months, opposites, emotions, shapes, colors, number-words, etc. and 9+ levels with huge word banks, based on sound-families, with a special design for visual cues for silent letters. The entire wRiteBlocks system is designed to be progressive (building a vocabulary upon previous levels- like the Readers available in levels 1-5), and also visually helps distinguish between letters which get turned around – like in dyslexia, or dysgraphia; or sounds that are hard to master.
All of the word flash cards can be used for games like bingo, and a game-board is available for mix and match customization of lessons, quizzes, spelling drills and spelling bees, and just plain fun with word-play. I have included more than just the basic sound families – all categories of word types are listed: phonogram, homograph, homophone, synonym, antonym, idiom, oxymoron, simile, and metaphor.
Create your own lesson structure for: site words, label words, begin/end sounds, signal words, syllables, prefix / suffix, plural endings, compound words, and you can ‘add’ lots of your own sets just by reorganizing the cards.