Vocabulary

Vocabulary refers to:

• The words we must know to communicate effectively.

• Oral vocabulary refers to words we use in speaking or recognize in listening.

• Reading vocabulary refers to the meaning of words we recognize in print.

Vocabulary is important because:

• Beginning readers use words they know to make sense of the words they see in print.

• Readers must know what most of the words mean before they can understand what they are reading.

How The Family Readers learn-to-read
phonics books address vocabulary:

• They introduce over 2500 new vocabulary words throughout the 72 learn-to-read phonics books. These are discussed for meaning before the book is read. The new words in each book are found on the front word preview page.

• Oral and print vocabulary is used with books, with the Writing Activities and with the I Am Learning to Read CD.

• One or more value words are included on every front page review.