«We are ahead of some other states in recognizing that age 0 to 5 is one of those untouched areas, and recognizing that if children are being read to and
hearing better vocabulary, that makes a huge difference when they walk in the door to kindergarten,» Moore said.
Not exact matches
The number of words — and the richness of those words — that a child
hears is instrumental in building
vocabulary as
well as conceptual knowledge, she said.
To be sure, parental talk of any kind is a
good thing; the number of words that a child
hears in infancy and toddlerhood is strongly predictive of future
vocabulary growth.
Ok, he may not have the
vocabulary correct (yet) and there is obviously more work to do but it really did my heart
good (and the teachers) to
hear and see this student so excited about his progress.
Hearing well - written texts read aloud broadens students»
vocabulary and puts them in touch with the richness of words.