Welcome to Vocabulary Builders. This site and all the resources on it were created by Janet Caruthers, Ed. S. a teacher of 34 years. The ideas in the books and articles on this site were all classroom tested and approved!  This site is focusing on three major topics:

       Filling the Storehouse (learning the words)
       Making Words Stick
       Creating Independent Learners

So teachers, students, home-schooling parents, English language learners, and parents will find something on this site that interests them.

Let’s get started. Who are you?

I am a teacher.

I am an education major.

I am a home-schooling parent.

I am a student.

I am a parent of a young child

I am an adult learner.

I am preparing for a big test (GED, PSAT, SAT, GRE).

I am preparing for the TOEFL/IELTS

I am an English Language Learner

Grades 4 - Adult

Teacher Resource Grades 2 - 5

Student Dictionary - Grades 1 - 5

Adult English Language Learners

Family Vocabulary Development Acticities - Ages 3 - 6

Family Vocabulary Development Activities - Spanish

Family Vocabulary Development Activities Ages 3 -6 (Spanish)

Vocabulary Workbook # 1

Vocabulary Workbook - American Words for Things Around the House

Vocabulary Workbook # 2

Vocabulary Workbook - American Words for Animals and Nature

Vocabulary Workbook # 3

Vocabulary Workbook - American Words for Vehicles and Food

Vocabulary Workbook # 4

Grades 2 - Adult (REALLY!)

Las click on book for more information

“Vocabulary size isn’t just a language metric — it’s one of the strongest predictors of academic success. Students with larger vocabularies read more deeply, write more clearly, and perform better across subjects- even into college.”
Treffers-Daller & Milton (2013) Vocabulary size revisited: The link between vocabulary size and academic achievment. Applied Linguistics Review, 4(1), 151-172. https: doi.org/10.1515/applirev - 2013-007

Las Last updated 9/12/25

The Sky is The Limit With a Good Vocabulary