What is Word Detective?
Word Detective is a 20-week literacy scheme designed to improve vocabulary and writing skills.
How does it work?
- Come to the Library desk to sign up and collect a diary.
- There will be three new words each week which will be displayed in the Library and posted on the Library website. Find a meaning for each word in a dictionary and write it in the space provided in your diary.
- Write your own sentence using each word.
- Bring your diary to the Library each week to have it checked. Then wait for next week's words!
Words So Far...
This year's words will be updated below on a weekly basis.
Week 1: Shoe | Coat | Collect
Week 2: Bus | Train | Flight
Week 3: Treat | Scared | Mystery
Week 4: Early | Late | Calendar
Week 5: Dentist | Doctor | Horrible
Week 6: Draw | Drawer | Cupboard
Week 7: Where | Wear | Experience
Week 8: Tablet | Chemist | Subscription
Week 9: Greeting | Chimney | Decorate
Week 10: Newspaper | Magazine | Information
Week 11: Diary | Dairy | Appointment
Week 12: Bank | Limit | Choose
Week 13: After | Since | Until
Week 14: Headphones | Lesson | Instructions
Week 15: Heart | Present | Admire
Week 16: Hairdresser | Image | Scissors
Week 17: Circle | Eight | Sequence
Week 18: Breakfast | Prompt | Organise
Week 19: Waste | Waist | Recycle
Week 20: Complete | Surprise | Celebrate
An Award Winning Scheme...
The Library is a previous winner of the CoLRic Best Practice Award for its Word Detective literacy support scheme.
The Best Practice Awards are national awards that are designed to highlight excellence in Library initiatives that really make a difference. CoLRiC commented that the scheme is ‘simple and effective, putting the Library at the heart of the College's learning activity’.
Entries were shortlisted by the CoLRiC Executive Committee and winners were chosen by an independent judge. The Library was presented with the award at the Library Awards Ceremony in May 2017.
