What is The Visual Non-Glossary?

The Visual Non-Glossary helps students build language and meaning through authentic, cooperative learning.

For every vocabulary word, the VNG provides:

What Makes The VNG Different?


Structured visualsallow students to infer deep meaning and make connections.

Student-centered learningthrough structured conversations with scaffolded discussion questions.



A focus on languagewith sentence stems, labelled vocabulary, and open-ended questions that create equitable, student-centered lessons.