This is the third session for the book study on Teach Like A Champion’s Guide to the Science of Reading. Anyone can attend any session! Attendees who register and attend at least three sessions will receive a copy of the book. In this meeting, we address how students access academic language. We dive into Vocabulary Reconsidered, examining why vocabulary is the most important form of knowledge for comprehension and how to explicitly teach not just definitions, but complex syntax. We will also explore the reciprocal relationship between reading and writing, showing how intentional writing tasks function as an accelerator for deeper reading comprehension.