SAT Word Slam
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $3.99 | Jodi Fodor | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
This app now comes with 800 vocabulary words. And BONUS: the poems and definition pages include thousands of synonyms, idioms, and antonyms.
SAT Word Slam™ app uses humor, rhyming poems, and mnemonic (memory) clues to teach you hundreds of CRITICAL SAT, ACT, GRE, LSAT, and TOEFL words.
The revised SAT (coming in 2016) is going to emphasize "Tier 2" words like "catalyst," "divest," "pervade," and "solvent." They've been in this app along!
*** FREE copy of the APP for fellow educators! ***
High School English Teachers and College Counselors -- and teachers at SAT Prep Companies: we'd like to give you a FREE Copy of SAT Word Slam.
Just request a download code by sending an email to [email protected] and tell us your name and school/organization.
FEATURED on the App Store in "What's Hot," "New and Noteworthy," and the EDUCATION COLLECTIONS: "Test Prep" and "Exam Time."
Also chosen by Apple to be a Demo App in Apple Retail Stores.
** Winner of Common Sense Media's ON For Learning Award! ** (Chosen as one of the 50 best apps, games, and websites for education.)
USA Today calls SAT Word Slam™
"The cream of the crop among SAT study apps."
Featured (and lauded!) in a 2015 Wall Street Journal story about SAT Vocab apps.
The Free version - SAT Word Slam™ FREE - teaches 25 words and lets you try a fully functioning version of the app. Within the free app, just tap "Buy Full App" and you'll soon be learning 800 critical SAT words.
** Read/listen to each poem twice and focus on its "Remember This" clue, and you should be able to learn a word a minute. It really works. **
Voice actors read the poems for you, so the power of audio makes the definitions stick even faster!
A GREAT FEATURE designed with Teachers in mind: PLAYLIST! Create a list of words for focused study—perfect for classroom use. Save as many individualized PLAYLISTS as you like.
Most vocabulary apps and books are just a bunch of flash cards and test questions. But FLASH CARDS are outdated (and they’re boring).
That’s just not teaching. And studying hundreds of vocabulary words by rote won’t help you remember the definitions for long.
But your memory will LOVE the rhyme, audio, and “REMEMBER THIS” clues in the SAT Word Slam™ app. You’ll be amazed by how quickly you’ll learn the meanings of words and how well you’ll remember them months and years from now.
"You feel enmity for your ENEMY."
"Prowess makes you feel PROUD."
"Expunge is to wipe away, as you do with a SPONGE."
"A bastion can't be BASHED IN."
"Bumptious people will BUMP you out of line."
These are "REMEMBER THIS" clues, and they really work.
* Voice actors read short vocabulary poems for you.
* Proven-to-work “REMEMBER THIS” clues make the definitions easy to remember.
* Design your own lessons by marking words “Easy” and “Difficult.”
* Create your own PLAYLISTS to focus on specific words.
* Thousands of test questions help you gauge your progress.
*** This app uses EVERY TOOL POSSIBLE to help you learn and remember the definitions: synonyms, words in context, idioms, contemporary and historical references, humor, mnemonic clues, and audio. ***
And CHECK OUT THIS FEATURE:
Whenever you choose an incorrect answer in an untimed test, you can flip to the other side of the app to learn the word you should have chosen and then return to the test you were taking. That's teaching!
*** Solvent. Garner. Raze. Edict. Innate. Supplant. ***
What do they mean? Let us teach you these and hundreds more—fast.
The fastest way to increase your SAT score is to improve your vocabulary.
And the fastest way to improve your vocabulary is by using The SAT Word Slam™.
(And have a few laughs while you’re at it.)
We listen to all the feedback from our users, and we improve the app based on what you ask for!
** Based on the book The SAT Word Slam™ by Jodi Fodor, MFA.
Please visit www.satwordslam.com
Reviews
Best SAT app keeps getting better!
Metaphor56
As a teacher, I appreciate the good practices and pedagogy behind this app. When it launched, it was already the best on the market. Each update separates it from the field even more.
OMG BEST APP EVER!!
Laxlizzy
This app is so great for quick learning and is hilarious at the same time. I love it!!!
Business Owner
Cyn Again
So clever! I am having fun while I expand my vocabulary. I wish I had access to this when I was taking the SAT's - but it's never too late to learn, especially when it's so enjoyable! What a great gift!
Too good to be true
Ilovepie10
As a student, this app is a godsend! None other vocabulary app helps like this one. Great voices. Keep up the good work guys!
Now even more AMAZING!!
Hank Yablonski
Yessir, simply amazing!! I haven't had this much fun learning vocabulary and word definitions since Mrs. Polnichek's eighth grade English class. She wore short skirts and liked to sit on her desk while pop quizzing us on word meanings and proper usage. It was the only class I ever sat in the front row for. She was a good teacher... I learned a lot. Anyhoo... This app reminds me of how much fun learning can be and how easy it is when you have the right tools at your disposal and boy, did they ever craft a great tool here! This new version takes everything great about the last version like the quizzes, the voices and the humor and then they added a TON of new features and turned it into something really exceptional. From a visual standpoint the interface is really gorgeous; it's intuitive, easy to use and even comes with it's own user tutorial so you don't have to waste a single minute trying to learn the new features, you can jump right in and start learning. Another thing that I love is how solid this app really is. How many times have you bought an app and spent more time rebooting it than actually using it? Tons right? Not here, it just works and it works well. What's really impressive is how much thought and care went into the design and development of the SAT Word Slam. This is an app created by a teacher who loves to teach, and it really shows. Where this app really shines though is in the results. I've noticed my vocabulary expand along with my ability to easily retain the definitions using the mnemonic techniques used in the app. I've not only impressed myself, but I've impressed my friends and co-workers as well. That is why I say this app is an investment you'll really appreciate. In fact, I was so impressed, I went out and bought the book as well. Mrs. Polnicheck would be proud of me. I wonder what she's doing these days... Did I mention I've been working out?
Fun app
Lisa112230
This app makes learning new words so much fun some of the definitions and the rhymes are funny which is a big bonus
Best in Class!
Pythagorean Theorist
This one is truly entertaining. All the others, like the Princeton Review, et al. are merely flashcards masquerading as an app. Cheers to Word Slam for its jocular wit. The voice actors add to it immensely, and the questions are written in a way that's memorable. The teaching uses audio and visual memory triggers by talking about the words in witty, interesting, and humorous ways. This app embarrasses its competitors in the field of SAT vocab by actually keeping you engaged with its charm. And the new updates make it even better. I'm looking forward to buying some new word lists when they come out. Price of this app is well spent.
Continuing education
seven7scales
I've been out of college for 6 years now and I wanted to keep my brain active with new vocabulary. For some reason I felt like I was becoming less intelligent by not adding to my lexicon. At any rate...I love the app, but I wish that we could see a list of "the word is day". If I open the app after it's been released it's gone.
Need to save playlists and tests
epic333
Great app made better by allowing a save function of 15-20 playlists and the same number for tests. Tests that reset after you close the app are a pain to use in multiple classes. Still, this teacher appreciates the effort that went into the app.
