Vocabulary, according to the Cambridge Dictionary, refers to “all the words known and used by a particular person” or “all the words that exist in a particular language or subject”, yet very few people sit up and take notice of the importance of vocabulary within our lives and take it for granted.
Vocabulary is most often acquired incidentally, either at home, school, or within the community, but here are some of the ways in which we can increase our children’s vocabulary: The exploration of new words. This can be done through reading or listening to books, plays, songs and podcasts. Bringing these words to life is so important - making use of visual pictures, discussion, and working with words helps to increase the understanding of how the word fits into the world.
Talking and having two-way conversations with your child is important in the development of vocabulary. You don’t need to have specific topics to talk about, anything goes here. There are constant opportunities for increasing vocabulary within our environment - even finding words on signposts, billboards and adverts while driving allows us to bring attention to new words. Remember, that through using open-ended questions you and your child are sharing and exploring vocabulary together.
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