Week 3, April 27
A slow and simple song to practice saying "Go"
Notes about Core Words:
Each week, I will be introducing a new core vocabulary word for you to practice with your child at home. Core vocabulary is is very important to your child's language development and will help decrease frustration as they gain more core words in their vocabulary.
Core Vocabulary
High frequency words that can be used in a variety of situations and with various communication partners
Make up about 75-80% of the words we use everyday
You cannot form a sentence without using core words
You can create a sentence using only core words
Often more difficult to visualize
Usually includes pronouns, helping verbs, prepositions, articles, and common verbs
Examples include – I, he/she, like, play, have, on, open, help, more, can, do, it
Sentences using only core vocabulary – “I like to play”, “I need help”, “you can do it”
Fringe Vocabulary
Words more specific to a situation – mostly nouns
Cannot be used across a variety of situations
Cannot form a sentence with only fridge words
Can visualize the fringe vocabulary words
Examples include “pig”, “school”, “teacher”, “pizza”, “TV”, “dinosaurs”
Fringe Vocabulary vs. Core Vocabulary: Fringe words are often easier to teach because you can picture the item in your mind; however, core words are going to be more flexible to use across environments and communication partners. Since we don’t just speak using fringe vocabulary, it is important to focus on teaching the core words even though it can be more challenging.