Episode 494: Enhancing Thinking through Vocabulary

10/09/2025
Episode 494: Enhancing Thinking through Vocabulary

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Episode Synopsis


“You can’t think a thought if you don’t have the words to think it.” In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker talk about how building vocabulary enhances thinking skills. Throughout IEW’s history, thinking about words and their meanings has been incorporated into nearly all of our courses. Listen as Andrew and Julie discuss how we teach vocabulary and why it is important to teach it in the context of other courses.
 
Referenced Materials

Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization
A Word Write Now
Structure and Style® for Students
Fix It!® Grammar
Theme-Based Writing Lessons
The Phonetic Zoo spelling program
Transcript for Podcast Episode 494

 
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