Vocabulary knowledge is key to being a reader. Help your preschooler learn to love words.
Label things as you go through your day. "Oh, look at that enormous skyscraper!" Talk about what things are called. Use great (and multi-syllabic) adjective to describes what you are seeing together. Encourage your child to do the same. Don't feel stuck on using kid words--be extravagantly expressive!
Besides naming things, use words to describe feelings. "Oh man, I am feeling a little weary right now. Let's rest for a bit and then continue." Or "I am sad today. I am missing Jenny a lot." Demonstrating that words can communicate feelings is so important for your child so he can learn how to express what he is experiencing.
Words are so powerful--in reading and in communicating. Help your preschooler learn to use and enjoy them!
Label things as you go through your day. "Oh, look at that enormous skyscraper!" Talk about what things are called. Use great (and multi-syllabic) adjective to describes what you are seeing together. Encourage your child to do the same. Don't feel stuck on using kid words--be extravagantly expressive!
Besides naming things, use words to describe feelings. "Oh man, I am feeling a little weary right now. Let's rest for a bit and then continue." Or "I am sad today. I am missing Jenny a lot." Demonstrating that words can communicate feelings is so important for your child so he can learn how to express what he is experiencing.
Words are so powerful--in reading and in communicating. Help your preschooler learn to use and enjoy them!
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