Children learn 4,000 to 12,000 new words a year by reading books. They also learn through speaking and education. Children start building their vocabulary between 15 and 30 months, with an average of 50 words at 18 months and 600 words at 30 months. Reading age-appropriate books helps develop comprehension and vocabulary. Parents can promote reading by reading to their child and encouraging them to read to them.
Reading is one of the ways children start building their vocabularies. It is estimated that over the course of a year, a child learns 4,000 to 12,000 new words by reading books. Children also learn new words through speaking, reading and eventually through formal education.
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Many children begin building their vocabulary between 15 and 30 months. The average child knows 50 words at 18 months but will increase his vocabulary to around 300 words by his second birthday. At 30 months, it’s not unusual for a baby to have a vocabulary that includes around 600 words.
Reading age-appropriate books and other types of reading materials helps children develop comprehension skills and helps increase their vocabularies.
Parents can promote a child’s reading comprehension and vocabulary expansion by reading to that child regularly. Over time, this process should include the parents encouraging the child to start reading words to the parents, which helps strengthen understanding and builds the child’s confidence.
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