Give readers a vocabulary feast!
The more vocabulary readers know, the easier it is to enjoy reading.
Help readers notice road signs, menus, words on product packaging, and more.
Label areas: hallway, kitchen, dining room, bedroom, bathroom, porch, front yard, back yard.
Label things. Example: chair
Label different kinds of one thing. Examples: dining chair, highchair, recliner, desk chair, rocking chair, folding chair, beanbag, couch/sofa
Label things in different rooms. Example: kitchen shelves, cupboards/cabinets, drawers, pans, toaster, microwave, fridge, dishwasher, sink, faucet, soap, dishwashing liquid, dish rack, drying mat, knives, cutting boards, coffee maker and so on
Point out operating settings. Example: blender settings: low, medium, high
Get a magnetic dishwasher sign: Dirty, Running, Clean, Empty
Find posters with words and pictures. Put the posters on walls around the house at the child’s eye level.
After teaching basic animal names, give more detailed information: dog breeds, types of aquarium fish
For TV and movies, show captions.
For YouTube videos, scroll down in the description under a video and click “Show transcript”
Explain labels on things in stores, museums, and other places.
Text each other from room to room on your phones, just for fun.
This next resource was recommended by Tawnya Autumn Edwards: Lifeprint.com ASL lessons by Bill Vicars (English vocabulary is on screen) Tawyna says: Dr. Vicars is funny, patient and has a ton of resources on this website. Good luck!