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English language vocabulary

Vocabulary improves all areas of communication (listening, speaking, reading and writing). Vocabulary is critical to a child's success for these reasons: Vocabulary helps children to think and learn about the world. Expanding a child's knowledge of words provides unlimited access to new information :

There has been a big push the last 10-15 years to improve a student’s vocabulary skills, but do you know why? Here are the top 5 reasons why vocabulary is so important:

1- It Improves Reading Comprehension. Research has shown that kids need to understand 98% of the words they read to understand what they are reading. Improving vocabulary skills will improve their understanding of novels and textbooks.

2- It’s Important to Language Development. Children who develop a rich vocabulary tend to be deeper thinkers, express themselves better and read more. Improving language and literacy skills early in life will help them be more successful academically and communicatively.

3- Communicating Ideas. Successful communication or “saying what you mean” is dependent upon a good vocabulary base. Using the right words when talking, makes you a more effective communicator.

4- Expressing Yourself in Writing. Having a good vocabulary to draw from can help you write more effectively. Students need to use a more formal tone when writing – not conversational language – and to do that, they need a richer vocabulary to tap into those words we don’t use when we speak.

5- Occupational Success. Researcher Johnson O’Connor found that “a person’s vocabulary level is the best single predictor of occupational success.”* Success in the business place depends on your communication skills.