According to this study, Students Must Learn More Words, Say Studies, published in Education Week, children need to learn more vocabulary words before they enter Kindergarten. That is why it is so important to provide opportunities for your child to be exposed to literature, books, and reading. How does this relate to you and your young children?
• It is important to talk, sing, read, and play with your child because it provides excellent opportunities for him or her to hear and learn vocabulary in the context of their lives. Come visit one of our many story times to help expose your child to reading, singing, and play!
• If your family struggles with reducing media usage and TV watching, watch TV with your child and play games together on the iphone or ipad and talk about what is happening on the screen. Kids learn through social interaction and doing and talking, not just sitting and watching silently.
• Think about how you provide context for the rare words in board books and picture books while reading with children. Picture Books provide wonderful opportunitites to introduce words and new vocabulary that isn't necesarily used in every day conversation.
• Try not to dumb down your vocabulary when talking with children, add explanations of challenging words and real world context to develop meaning. A good example would be the book, The Napping House. It provides multiple definitions for the word "sleeping".
Washington County Cooperative Library Services also has lots of resources on their Ready to Read page that you will find very helpul and easy to do with quick tips, web resources, and fingerplays and songs you can do with your younster!
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