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Vocabulary

Vocabulary plays a fundamental role in the reading process and helps to develop a reader’s comprehension. Children learn the meanings of most words through everyday experiences, talk and written language.

Strategies to Support Vocabulary at Home

• When reading a book that contains a new or interesting word. Pause and define the words for your child or have them look it up in the dictionary.

• “Concentration” – Make up word cards using antonyms (opposites; sharp-dull), homonyms (sound the same; picture-pitcher) and synonyms (same meaning; happy-ecstatic) and find the pairs of words that match.

• Make up riddles where the answers are words with prefixes (beginning-un, re, con, pre) (e.g., When you get a birthday present wrapped in paper, you do this to them – unwrap).

• Category Mania – Give your child a category and have them list items that fall under that category (e.g., vehicles – Porsche, van, Mustang, etc.) or you can give them a list of items and have them figure out what the bigger category is (refrigerator, microwave, stove – appliances).

• Have your child describe what they see when you are driving, taking a walk or at the grocery store. Encourage the use of juicy descriptive words.

• Million Dollar Word – Use vivid, expressive words that describe how things look, feel, smell, taste and sound (e.g., instead of the word “walked” you might say zoomed, stomped, crept)

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