Corrected: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified the tiers associated with challenging words. Children who enter kindergarten with a small vocabulary don’t get taught enough ...

This 'million word gap' could be one key in explaining differences in vocabulary and reading development. Young children whose parents read them five books a day enter kindergarten having heard ...

Hilariously illustrated by the Emmy award-winning artists behind Madagascar, this is research-driven vocabulary that works. Mrs Wordsmith is on a mission to transform the way children learn words ...

Non-native Kindergarteners Learn Vocabulary Faster Than Native English-speakers WIth The Right Lessons Date: April 27, 2007 Source: University of Chicago Press Journals Summary: Analyzing rates of ...

The teacher reads stories that incorporate the words with the students ... one month ahead in vocabulary development and academic knowledge at the end of kindergarten compared with students ...

They enter kindergarten having heard an estimated ... explained that this vocabulary word gap is different from words heard in conversation. She explained that the words heard in books can be ...