Talking Counts!

                Most words in a child's vocabulary come from everyday encounters with language.

                Children ___[B1]_____ up language from books, media, and conversations.

                You can increase your child's vocabulary and ____ [B2]  _____  knowledge by having conversations with them. With babies, you can talk to them about what you're doing so they can begin to __ [B3]_______words with concepts. As your baby begins to speak, start asking, “What's that?” when__ [B4]_______ to objects or pictures. Elaborate on their ___  [B5] _____answers as a way to have them listening to more words. “Yes, that is a banana! It's__[B6] _____ and smooth.”

                With young children, you can talk about the things you see in your ___  [B7] _______ . on trips around town, or on television. These conversations help build a child's __[B8]_______ of his world When reading, pause to ask questions on the story. Ask,“Why do you think he did that? or “What do you think  going to happen ___ [B9] _______? Tell your children stories from your own life, or about the day they were__  [B10]_______  . This helps develop their personal and cultural identity.

A. link B. simple C. secondly D. neighborhood   E. yellow

F.build   G.understanding   H.pointing   I. Pick  J. born

K. background   L. next