What are vocabulary skills?
Vocabulary skills are the ability to understand and use words. The more words your child knows, the better they can speak, listen, read, and write. Children learn new words by talking, reading, listening, and playing.
Having a wide vocabulary:
- Helps them explain their thoughts and feelings clearly
- Makes reading easier and more enjoyable
- Improves writing and storytelling
- Builds confidence when talking to other
How You Can Help Your Child at Home
Read, read and read again!
The more a child is read to by their parents and carers, the wider their vocabulary. A 5-year-old child who is never read to will have 4,662 words in their vocabulary. A child who is read to every day will have 296,660 words in their vocabulary by the time they are 5 years old.
Vocabulary Reading Questions:
What does this word tell us about the character?
Look at this sentence and choose a word/phrase that means the same as ___________________ .
The author describes the main character as ___________.
Think of another word that could have been used instead.
Why did the author use the word ___________ to describe ___________?