Heidi G.
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Books:

How A Personal Writing Style Develops
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers March 7, 2014 - 5 Comments
The Exuberance and Lyricism of Black Quotations
February 26, 2014 - 2 Comments

Language arts:

The Vocabulary of Test Directions
March 6, 2014 - 4 Comments
Quo Animo? The Case for Studying Latin
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 4, 2014 - 6 Comments

Libraries:

Librarians Suggest Good Books for Kids of All Ages
January 15, 2013
Love Your Librarian
September 26, 2011 - 4 Comments

Media:

And the Oscar for Best Production-Company Name Goes to...
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 18, 2014 - 4 Comments
In a Battle of Politicians and the Press, Sen. Tim Kaine is the Top Speller
September 20, 2013 - 1 Comment

Online:

Selfie's Children: The Productive "-fie" Suffix
January 13, 2014 - 2 Comments
Ben Zimmer on How Technology is Shaping Language
October 8, 2013 - 2 Comments

Puzzle:

The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: March Edition!
March 21, 2008
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: February Edition!
February 13, 2008

Reading:

Taking the Long View: Exploring Words Across Literature
December 3, 2013 - 1 Comment
What I Read This Summer
August 5, 2013 - 1 Comment

Spelling:

The Return of the Literary Spelling Bee
October 30, 2013 - 4 Comments
Spelling Malpractice: Of Vocal "Chords" and Digestive "Tracks"
September 26, 2013 - 8 Comments

Storytelling:

Type Casting
January 24, 2012 - 2 Comments
Shakespeare and the Hurricane
October 12, 2011 - 5 Comments

Students:

You've Got Mail: The Art of the Thank You
December 4, 2012 - 5 Comments
The E-Reader Over Your Shoulder
November 12, 2012 - 2 Comments

Words:

Jeekers! Regional Euphemisms Go Digital
March 5, 2014 - 1 Comment
The Gods Must Be Multilingual
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers March 3, 2014 - 6 Comments

Young readers:

Fifteen Ways of Looking at "The Woods": Jumpstarting Poetry in the Classroom
July 23, 2013 - 4 Comments
Turning the Page: Short Fiction for English Language Learners
June 17, 2013 - 2 Comments