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Vocabulary refers to the words we must
know to communicate effectively. Vocabulary plays an important part
in learning to read. As beginning readers, children use the words
they have heard to make sense of the words they see in print.
Consider, for example, what happens when a beginning reader comes to
the word dig in a book. As she begins to figure out
the sounds represented by the letters d, i, g, the
reader recognizes that the sounds make up a very familiar word that
she has heard and said many times. Beginning readers have a much
more difficult time reading words that are not already part of their
oral vocabulary.
Vocabulary also is very important to
reading comprehension. Readers cannot understand what they are
reading without knowing what most of the words mean. As children
learn to read more advanced texts, they must learn the meaning of
new words that are not part of their oral vocabulary.
By the end of second grade, a child
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- Wants to learn new words and share
those words at school and home
- Uses clues from the context to
figure out what words mean
- Uses knowledge of word parts such
as prefixes, suffixes, and root words to figure out word
meanings
- Increases vocabulary through the
use of synonyms and antonyms
- Can use different parts of speech
correctly, including nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
- Learns more new words through
independent reading
- Explores and investigates topics
of interest on her own
Download a PowerPoint
presentation on Hink Pinks (coming up with 2 words that have the
same ending sound):
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