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“I think sometimes in education vocabulary is looked at in much too mundane a way. Indeed, vocabulary is a person’s tools of thought.” – Dr. Keith Stanovich, Canada’s Research Chair of Applied Cognitive Science at the Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology, University of Toronto A rich vocabulary is an important part [...] How do we learn to read? Do children read by recognizing whole words or do they use phonics while reading? For several years, teaching specialists debated the importance of teaching phonics to children learning to read. Some suggested that teaching whole words and whole language should be emphasized over phonics. However, now [...] ”Reading aloud with children is known to be the single most important activity for building the knowledge and skills they will eventually require for learning to read.” - Marilyn Jager Adams Storybooks open up the whole world of reading to a child. Researchers have shown that reading stories with your children helps them at many [...] Words are the basic building blocks for all languages. Before our children start talking in complete sentences, they start communicating by using words. An average first-grader knows 10,000 words. Between the ages of 12 months and 6 years children learn about 2,000 words a year or 38 words a week or 5-6 words a day! [...] We all know the importance of language in every aspect of life and how critical communication skills are to our success. What is less understood is the importance of reading and conversation in early childhood in developing language and literacy skills. Several researchers have shown that early childhood exposure to reading and talking with parents has a direct [...] |
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