CuewordVocabulary Classes for Kids
Live one-on-one vocabulary coaching for Grades 2–8, built on stories your child picks. Each term has a mid-term and an end-of-term assessment on listening comprehension, reading comprehension and vocabulary.
Vocabulary: Words Learned in Context
New words met in the story, worked out from the scene, then used in your child's own sentences.
Your child listens, reads, speaks and writes about the same story, all as one experience.
Words in Context
Example: meeting “reluctant” in the story, working out what it means from the scene, then using it in their own sentence.
New Words From the Story
Meeting new words in the story and using them in a sentence.
Word Parts
Working out new words from their parts and checking them in a dictionary.
Figurative Language
Working out what a writer means when the words don't mean exactly what they say.
Cue, Don't Tell
Our coaches don't hand over the answer. They ask the right question at the right time, so your child works it out and the learning sticks. Here's what that can sound like.
“The story says she hovered at the classroom door. What do you picture her doing?”
Coach asks instead of explaining the word.“Standing there… not sure if she should go in?”
Child works out the meaning from the scene.“What in the story tells you she wasn't sure?”
Coach cues your child to find the evidence.“It's her first day at a new school. She hovered because she was nervous to walk in.”
Child explains, and uses the new word.Three Terms. One Coach. A Showcase Every Term.
Stories in Term 1, true texts in Term 2, opinions and arguments in Term 3.
Term 1 · Storytelling
Telling a story well: your child reads a story closely, then retells it and writes one of their own. Ends in a Showcase: a story, told live.
Term 2 · Explaining
Explaining clearly: true stories and real topics, explained in their own words. Ends in a Showcase: an explainer, presented.
Term 3 · Persuading (Arguing in Grades 6–8)
Making a case: an opinion with reasons in Grades 2–5, and a full argument that answers the other side in Grades 6–8. Ends in a Showcase: a case, argued.
Vocabulary, Grade by Grade
How your child learns new words in Term 1, Storytelling, at each grade.
Each grade page shows all three terms.
2nd Grade
Works out new words from the paragraph around them, and chooses between close words like toss, throw and hurl, or big and huge.
Explore Grade 2 →3rd Grade
Works out new words from pictures and context clues, such as a definition or an example, then uses word parts like un-, re- and -ful, and learns feeling words.
Explore Grade 3 →4th Grade
Unlocks words with Greek and Latin roots like graph, tele, port and dict, picks the exact synonym or opposite, and understands similes and metaphors in a short poem or refrain.
Explore Grade 4 →5th Grade
Works out new words from context, links words as synonyms, opposites or same-spelled words with different meanings, and learns similes, metaphors, idioms and adages to use in stories.
Explore Grade 5 →6th Grade
Unlocks words through roots like spec, ject and mit, tells a word's plain meaning from the feeling it carries, and weighs close pairs like slim and scrawny.
Explore Grade 6 →7th Grade
Works out new words from their parts and checks them in a dictionary, then interprets figures of speech and allusions, such as references to myths and famous books.
Explore Grade 7 →8th Grade
Works out words drawn from myths with a full set of word tools, always checks the meaning, spots references to myths, and catches verbal irony and puns.
Explore Grade 8 →Vocabulary, Checked Twice a Term
Every term has a mid-term and an end-of-term assessment of what your child has mastered and a live Showcase in your presence, and it all comes together in your term reports.
A Class Summary After Every Class
The story, the skill and how it went, from your child's coach.
Term Reports in Your Inbox
Two reports each term, after the mid-term and end-of-term assessments, with your coach's feedback and a plan for next term.
Plans for Grades 2–8
Same coach, same curriculum.
Grades 2–5 can pick the class length; Grades 6–8 take the 55-minute Standard plan.
Basic
40-minute classes26 classes · $520 per term (USD)
- Two 1:1 classes a week
- 26 classes over three months
- Same coach all term
- Two parent-coach meetings a term
- Live Showcase and two term reports
Standard
55-minute classes26 classes · $650 per term (USD)
- Two 1:1 classes a week
- 26 classes over three months
- Same coach all term
- Two parent-coach meetings a term
- Live Showcase and two term reports
Standard
55-minute classes26 classes · $650 per term (USD)
- Two 1:1 classes a week
- 26 classes over three months
- Same coach all term
- Two parent-coach meetings a term
- Live Showcase and two term reports
Questions About Vocabulary Classes
What will my child learn across the year?
The year runs in three terms: Term 1 Storytelling, Term 2 Explaining and Term 3 Persuading (Arguing in Grades 6–8). Each term ends in a Showcase your child writes and performs in your presence. Each term also has a mid-term and an end-of-term assessment, each with a detailed report. Each level is harder than the last, and the difficulty climbs term by term and grade by grade.
What does a class look like?
Live, online and one-on-one with the same coach all term. Your child picks the stories they want to do in each class, then listens, reads, learns words in context, speaks and writes about them.
How will I see progress?
After every class, the coach sends a class summary in the Cueword Parent app. You also meet the coach twice a term, and get a report after each mid-term and end-of-term assessment, which check listening comprehension, reading comprehension and vocabulary.
Is this homework help or exam prep?
Neither. Cueword is a communication program, built around stories your child picks. It builds how your child listens, reads, speaks and writes, which shows up everywhere.
How many kids are in a class?
Just your child. Every class is one-on-one with the coach, including the Showcase at the end of each term. Not a small group that's called 1:1.
What if my child has gaps from earlier grades?
That's common. If the evaluation or coach spots a gap, the coach fills it with foundation lessons within your 26 classes a term, with no extra classes to book.
What is the Cueword evaluation?
A free, 50-minute, one-on-one session with a Cueword specialist. It's a dialogue, not a test. It covers all five skills (listening comprehension, reading comprehension, public speaking, creative writing and vocabulary), and you get a Cueword Report the same day.
Start With a Free Cueword Evaluation
50 minutes, one-on-one, not a test. You get a report and a recommended plan the same day.
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