Strategies to Model and Share With Parents


VocabularyVocabulary Strategies

  • Show parents and children a variety of genres—concept books, poetry, fairy tales, informational texts—that can be used to introduce children to range of vocabulary words.


  • Label items in the room where your read-aloud event will take place—let parents know they can do this at home as well.


  • Teach specific words and meanings from the text before reading.


  • Talk with children and parents about the story, relating words to other experiences children might have had.


  • Display dictionaries and thesauruses. Demonstrate the use of a dictionary to find word meanings—talk about alphabetic order and using guide words. Demonstrate use of the thesaurus to find words with similar meanings.
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