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Vocabulary
Explore the many ways to expand and grow a child’s vocabulary.
Explore the many ways that children learn language from zero to three.
Find resources, activities, and videos to help expand a child’s vocabulary.
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Building and Rebuilding Language Skills—and Community!
An article about building children’s language skills by enriching your interactions.
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Terry Crews Is an Artist
Terry Crews, Count, and Abby talk about the word “artist.”
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Phonemic Awareness
Activities like word blending can help kids build phonemic awareness, which is the understanding that words are made up of a series of separate sounds, called phonemes.
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Great Phonics Instruction
In this webinar, author and education consultant Wiley Blevins, shares his insights into best practices for teaching phonics skills to young children.
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F is for Father
A video about the fun things fathers do with their kids…featuring the letter F.
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Grover’s Story Circle
Help Grover and friends create a brand-new story and share it aloud.
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Let’s Make Up a Story
Sharing stories can build vocabulary and critical thinking skills—and it’s a great way to bond and share family culture and traditions.
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Spanish Word of the Day: Familia
Rosita explains the word “familia” with her extended-family members.
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Learning the Word “Transform”
Learn the words “transform” and other science vocabulary on this Word on the Street.
Discover more resources for parents, caregivers, and providers.
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Reading
Reading together opens doors to new and exciting worlds. Helping children learn to read and nurturing a love of reading helps prepare them to succeed in school…and in life!
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Curiosity
Curiosity is the key to learning. When you encourage children to ask lots of questions, you’re helping them build their natural curiosity and think like scientists.
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Learning Through Play
Did you know there is a relationship between play and learning? Children love to play and, as they do, they’re exploring the world around them, building self-confidence, and practicing important skills crucial to brain development.