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With the program running as an add-on to their browser, the student, viewing any webpage, will see those SAT-target words found in our database highlighted on the screen whenever they appear. If the student places her cursor over the now highlighted word (alerting her that this is a ‘must-know’ word) the definition pops up. Learning is naturally integrated into the textual context.

The current version allows access to related material (e.g., pronunciation or a mnemonic cartoon). The program is available as an add-on to any browser as well as an app for the iPhone or iPad. Educational professionals can contact us for the tools to create their own list of target words or synchronize with the list of words in a specific textbook. These word lists can be tailored to various ages, grades, textbooks, lessons and languages. With the proper permission, instructors are able to track student progress as measured by the number of target words encountered, the number of clicks or definitions seen, and the number of words that are repeated. Based on this data, instructors are able to advise students accordingly. Custom versions of the program with different sets of features and feedback are available at nominal cost.

Students surfing the Internet will build vocabulary and thus enhance their reading skills, steadily, over time. They will do this “painlessly” without having to study or memorize boring lists of words. That is why our tagline is: “Surf your way to a great vocabulary.” The number of highlighted words on any given page will be set by the user so that they are not overwhelmed with too many new or difficult words.

The program has several other features that make it even more practical. The user determines the amount of detail in the type of definition displayed. The user will also be able to ‘block’ words that she already knows. Finally, since many of the required vocabulary words appear relatively infrequently on the Web, the user will be able to choose to see, in addition to the ‘target’ word, the more common, simpler synonym of that same word (e.g., ‘home’ for ‘domicile’). A highlighted word on the page alerts the student that a ‘must-know’ word is on the screen.

In future versions we will allow a ‘game/competition’ mode and the ability, using artificial intelligence, to determine, from among the several possible definitions, the exact definition based on the context. This feedback is good training for an important standard in the Common Core for English Language Arts.