Vocabulary building software to read, speak, write and comprehend the English Language.

Improve Your Child’s Vocabulary

For most people, vocabulary building is a lifelong endeavor. You don’t stop learning new vocabulary as soon as you learn how to read. On the other hand, vocabulary is essential to reading, but children begin building their vocabulary long before they begin learning to read and continue vocabulary building long after they have conquered the task of reading.

Children can build their vocabulary directly and indirectly. Children build their vocabulary directly when they are directly taught individual vocabulary words and word-learning strategies through word of the day exercises and reading programs.

Children build their vocabulary indirectly through everyday reading and listening. You can build your child’s vocabulary by reading to them as well as incorporating vocabulary words into your speech when talking with them. Eventually your children will add to their vocabulary by reading on their own.

Repeatedly exposing children to vocabulary words in different formats brings greater depth to their understanding of overall English vocabulary. Children should also be taught how to use dictionaries and other reference aids to learn vocabulary words and to build their understanding of word meanings.

Children who are improving their reading skills and building their vocabulary also must learn how to use information about word parts such as the base or root of words, and the context of the word to figure out the meaning of vocabulary in reading.

Use the same vocabulary you would use with an adult when talking with your child. They will learn some vocabulary from contextual clues that you provide but they will also ask you what a vocabulary word means. Expand your own vocabulary through word of the day articles online or other ways and you can pass the vocabulary on to your child as well.