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7. Create a ‘Word-rich’ environment
Nowadays, many homes prefer a clean and ‘minimalist’ look where objects and items are neatly tucked away (such homes are also easy to clean). This is not wrong, but where possible, make items and resources conducive to vocab-building visible and easily accessible to children. These include board games, a world map that encourages them to look up names of countries they see in a TV programme or hear in a conversation, books of all kinds, a PC for surfing the Internet, puzzles and word games. Provide opportunities for ‘activity extension’ – after watching a video or TV programme about an animal, human interest story or event, let them try to look it up more information and photos about it in books and the Internet.

8. Music, please!
Songs in themselves help to expand a child’s vocabulary. Who doesn’t recall the sounds made by animals after learning ‘Old McDonald had a farm?’ One of the silliest games that children love to do is to replace the lyrics of well-known and loved song with their own funny creations. Encourage this creativity in them for it makes them search for suitable words and rhyming words as well, plus you may just discover a gift for singing in your child.

9. Go ahead, play games!

Word games are some of the best ways to introduce new words in a fun and exciting manner. Ask your child to guess the animals or objects that produce certain sounds (making them as funny as you like), or play iSpy whenever you’re on a road journey. With older kids, play games that encourage them to think of synonyms, antonyms, or how to describe something in different ways. Just like reading together, playing together fosters bonding too.

10. SET a GOOD example
We HAVE to end with this – DO as you would like YOUR child to do. Make reading a part of your life, let your child hear you say different types of words in different contexts, and make it a point to share new words your encounter or hear in the media with your child. When they see you do doing these, they will adopt the same habits too.

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