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Vocabulary

Limited vocabulary skills at age 5 lead to increased risk of poor adult literacy. But wait...

A study in the journal Pediatrics has concluded that children who have limited vocabulary and language skills at age 5 are more likely to have lower literacy levels in adulthood.  However, the study also found that adults who overcame this childhood language deficit were most often those who were read to by their parents. "Our study suggests that reading to a child might also have long-term beneficial effects," [Dr. Ingrid Schoon] said.

Building Your Child's Vocabulary: Tips for Parents

This month's edition of Reading Rockets' Ed Extras is all about building vocabulary in young children.  There are some simple, easy tips for introducing new words that could be shared with parents in a storytime focusing on vocabulary.  These articles are also available in pdf or word document form, so can be inserted easily into a library literacy newsletter.

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