Vocabulary

Vocabulary refers to the words we must understand to communicate effectively. We can give a definition or use the clues in the story to help us determine the meaning.  The more words you know the more you will understand the story.

Ways to Build Vocabulary

• If your child finds a word in a book that they don't know, use the clues from the story to try to figure out what it means. Then, help your child look the word up in the dictionary, or online to find the meaning and see how close they were.

• Word of the Day- Choose a new word each day and teach your child what it is. Use it in a sentence and try to use it throughout the day and encourage your child to use it too.  

• Play board games!  The following games help increase your child's vocabulary and make great gifts! 

1. Apples to Apples

2. Taboo

3. Blurt

4. Scattergories

5. Boggle

6. TAPPLE

7. Rummy Roots

8. Super Sleuth

9. Apple Letters

10. Quiddler

11. UpWords

12. Ninja Roots

13. Balderdash

14. Bananagrams 

15. Wordical

16. Speedy Recall

17. Funglish- ages 12 and up

Vocabulary Information  https://www.readingrockets.org/teaching/reading-basics/vocabulary