BETSY GAFFNEY Parent "This is fantastic! My daughter sailed through her SAT's, despite her reading disability in no small part because of you!"
ALYSSA 11th Grader "I think the songs that went along with each set of vocab words were fun. They helped us understand the context of the words."
DR. ROBERT D. STRICKLAND ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR, INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS "Defined Mind’s Vocabulary Accelerator is built upon the premise that students learn through the arts. This approach has been used by creative teachers for many years, and more recently validated by research. In this program, a CD of 12 songs fuses hip-hop, alternative, R & B, and other genres of music with advanced vocabulary to teach reading comprehension to high school students. A comprehensive study guide companion includes exercises to build students' knowledge and retention of key words through leveraging music's appeal. Defined Mind explores educational trends that utilize multiple approaches to learning, and that reinforce the transference of skills learned from one area to another. Real world applications are experienced in a musical context that develops language capacity. Students learn, retain, and build vocabulary aptitude through active participation. Students are engaged and become excited about learning!"
RAMONA 10th Grader "This is a good way to remember what words mean. I’m not so good with vocabulary so I think this will help me out big time. I love the beat to the song “Go!”. I like this song because when the dude uses big words, he actually makes sense. He sounds very cocky, but he puts it out in a smart way. It’s like his cockiness is proving that he’s smart."
BOB DOROUGH MUSICAL DIRECTOR OF ABC-TV’S SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK "It is flattering to be told by Keith London that my Schoolhouse Rock songs served as his inspiration. He and co-author Rebecca Osleeb have created a work herein that does indeed use the power and imagery of music to educate. I find the workbook to be highly utilitarian in developing vocabulary, and as for SATs – SAT-SCHMAT! It’s a cinch, kids! Mr. London has unearthed a wealth of talent to write and record the twelve songs that accompany the book and that utilize some classy words in a contemporary genre. Bravo, Defined Mind!"