Building the Language of Learning: Helping Students Succeed in School

For students, school isn’t just a place to learn English—it’s also where they use English to learn everything else. That’s why education vocabulary plays such a key role in helping students feel confident, prepared, and included in academic environments.

This vocabulary supports students as they navigate the real routines of school life. Whether they’re completing an assignment, preparing for an exam, or attending a lecture, they need to understand the terms that surround them every day. Words like subject, curriculum, classroom, and teacher form the backbone of school-related conversations and instructions.

Equipping learners with words such as homework, quiz, test, and grade helps them follow directions, track their progress, and talk about their performance. These are practical, high-frequency terms that appear in nearly every classroom context—from daily announcements to report cards.

The set also introduces vocabulary that supports higher-order learning. Terms like discussion, research, essay, and undertaking allow students to describe more complex academic tasks. Understanding these words empowers learners to engage more fully in collaborative projects, presentations, and written work. It also sets them up for success in environments where independent thinking and expression are valued.

And let’s not forget the school community. With terms such as student, teacher, principal, administrator, and counselor, students gain the language they need to understand who does what in their learning environment—and where to go for help.

Education is more than a topic—it’s the context where so much language is learned and practiced. By giving students the words to describe their learning journey, we help them take ownership of it.

Now is the perfect time to save this pack which supports everyday communication, boosts academic readiness, and helps students feel like they belong in the classroom from day one.