Developed by the Speech and Language Therapists from the University of
Limerick, National
Council for
Special Education (NCSE) and Demonstration Project on In-school and Early Years
Therapy Support
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Developing Vocabulary Skills
Activity Ideas for Home
Section A
Using Opportunities to
Learn New Words at Home
Pg. 2
Section B
Teaching New Words
1.
Choosing words
to teach
2.
Steps for
teaching new words
Pg. 3 & 4
Section C
Reinforcing taught words at home using ‘Talk
Time’
Pg. 5 & 6
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Section A: Opportunities to Learn New Words at Home
1.
Reading:
Reading to your child is a great way to support indirect vocabulary
learning, as they will hear familiar words and how to use them in context.
If you come across a new word, you can use this opportunity to teach the
word and/or support your child to use his/her own word learning strategies.
2.
Watching TV:
The same applies when watching TV.
TOP TIP: Pick a set amount of time only to work on words when your child is
watching TV. Otherwise they may become frustrated. You can name what you
are watching on TV. Bring up what you were watching in conversation at a later
stage in the day.
3.
Using Apps and Websites:
There are many apps and websites available to increases exposure to new words
and support word learning. The NCSE have created a list of
apps and websites for
your convenience
https://ncse.ie/online-resources.
Word Aware have a YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc-Dhl-
cwCpP5rFM6QzZ3rg. This channel has songs and raps that your child can sing along with and add
their new words to.