Helping Helping Your Child Your Child At HomeAt Home

Helping Helping Your Child Your Child At HomeAt Home

With Vocabulary With Vocabulary BuildingBuilding

““Language Language Models"Models"

• Parents are the firstfirst language models for children!– The way the children speak, or the

language that they use, is based on what is heardwhat is heard from their parents.

EnvironmeEnvironmentnt

• Parents must create an atmosphere that will help improve what a child hears.

Think about Think about it!it!

• Think about the wordsthe words and how how you use them.you use them.– Children who repeatedly hear, “I seen

it,” will copy that language. – This means, chances are, if they if they

speak this wayspeak this way, then they will write they will write this waythis way.

What can What can youyou do about it?do about it?

• Turn off the T.V. • Put a limit on how much video

games are played and what television shows are watched.– If at all possible, setup closed captioningsetup closed captioning on every T.V. in

the house so that your child will be forced to read ( or even visualize the picture with the words on the screen).

What do What do youyou do about it?do about it?

• Encourage family discussions. – For example,

try scheduling time at the dinner table to talk about your day.

What can What can youyou do about it? do about it?

Also, try asking your child for help in preparing the meal.

Then talk about your day.• Like a “hear and

tell” time.

What do What do youyou talk about?talk about?

• Things going on in the neighborhoodneighborhood

• What happened at schoolschool• EventsEvents that are coming up• Family plans plans • Family decisionsdecisions

Other Other StrategiesStrategies

• What are strategies?– ways to help you accomplish your

goal – building vocabulary. – How else do you help build your How else do you help build your

child’s vocabulary?child’s vocabulary?

Strategies for Strategies for spellingspelling or or new new

vocabularyvocabulary• If your child has

started formal spelling at school:– Post the list on

the refrigerator door.

– Use those words with your child as discussions arise.

– Encourage him/her to use them in THEIR responses.

cat

audacity

brisk

ruler

morale

Strategies for Strategies for spellingspelling or or new new

vocabularyvocabularyIf you have a cassette

recorder, make a tape of words. Say Say the word, DefineDefine it, Then, use it in a use it in a

sentencesentence. Select words that he

will find interesting Have the child do the

taping. Encourage regular

use of the tape. If he or she is

studying for a spelling test, they can also spell it on the tape.

Seasoned =

experienced

Other StrategiesOther Strategies• Encourage the use of a "log" or

"diary. " And Pen Pal Clubs are easy to find and join.

What have we What have we learnedlearned??

• Children listenlisten, • Then use wordsuse words, • Then read themread them, • And finally, write themwrite them. • What they team at home about What they team at home about

words supports success in school !words supports success in school !

Why reviewWhy review at home with at home with your child?your child?

• A great deal of the learning that takes place at home is effective because it isn't a repeat of school.

• Once learning at home becomes too formal and too "school-like," it looses its appeal. Make it happen everyday, Make it happen everyday,

with everything!with everything!

Why Why reviewreview at at homehome

with your child?with your child?

• Again, kids must recognizemust recognize that what they study in school…– they will also need to be able to use at

home, – throughout their community, – and for future reference in lifefor future reference in life!

Why Why reviewreview at at homehome

with your child?with your child? ParentsParents who talk to

their children, and who encourage interaction WINWIN!!

You lay the foundation for a healthy platform towards academic success.

ChildrenChildren will quickly realize that words realize that words need not be a need not be a chorechore, but can be very exciting and interesting especially as they learn to use use them throughout them throughout their everyday lifetheir everyday life.