Super Vocabularies = Successful Students

Guide Your Child to an Ever-expanding Vocabulary

Teachers know that one of the marks of a bright child is the size of his or her vocabulary. The definition of vocabulary is the knowledge of words and word meanings. Children with a larger vocabulary communicate better, read and write with greater understanding and radiate confidence in their learning ability.

While much of a child’s vocabulary growth occurs naturally through listening to language, hearing stories read aloud, speaking with others and general immersion in the family’s native language, there are simple and fun ways to increase word knowledge.

Why Can’t My Child Read?

Struggling Reader - North Texas Kids Magazine

How to Help Your Struggling Reader

One of the most basic benchmarks in your child’s academic development is learning to read. And reading is the skill that opens the doors to all other learning. So what can you do when it becomes apparent that your child is struggling to become a good reader?

Ways to Instill Good Reading Habits In Your Child

Mom Reading with Son

How to Instill Good Reading Habits in Your Children

by A. J. Kenyon

As a parent, we need to find ways to encourage our children to read more.  A child is never too young to learn to read, even at an age as early as an infant.  A child’s brain develops rapidly from birth till the age of four.  An infant observing words and pictures and listening to words over time will become familiar with the words.

Modern technology increasingly changes our way of living; our child’s time is taken up with computer games, television, electronic games etc. Technology is taking away our children’s motivation to pull out a book and start reading. As parents, we need to encourage our children to make time to read and growing their imagination. Here are a few tips on instilling good reading habits: