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 following week's words!
Words So Far...
This year's words will be updated below on a weekly basis.
Week 1: Open | Begin | Student
Week 2: Easy | Water | Feel
Week 3: Broom | Scare | Mischief
Week 4: Room | People | Possible
Week 5: Group | World | National
Week 6: Course | Exam | Revision
Week 7: Job | Trade | Professional
Week 8: Outside | Clear | Adventure
Week 9: Recent | Company | System
Week 10: Snowflake | Stable | Feast
Week 11: Test | Immune | Vaccination
Week 12: Risk | Beware | Emergency
Week 13: Wait | Weight | Yesterday
Week 14: Arrive | Reach | Destination
Week 15: Adore | Romantic | Affectionate
Week 16: Problem | Circular | Subtract
Week 17: Address | Extremely | Embarrass
Week 18: Accept | Except | Desperate
Week 19: Aloud | Allowed | Straightforward
Week 20: Brilliant | Finish | Accomplish
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.
