Essential Academic Content Vocabulary In 2005 U-46 made a commitment, based on research, to use the Marzano's six steps to teach academic vocabulary throughout the district as a way to improve student achievement. This site provides vocabulary lists across the grade levels for the content areas and even includes student samples. Rec. by Francine Kavourinos in Literacy > Vocabularywith 6academicbavlistsmarzanostepvocabulary