Building Vocabulary Through Repetition (E.4.2.14)
Sub Category: Language and Communication: Listening, Speaking, and Vocabulary Observable Competencies
Credential Level: Level 2 •
Age Group: Infant, Toddler, Pre-K
COMPETENCY STATEMENT
Provides repeated opportunities for children to hear and use new vocabulary (singing songs, playful rhymes, and naming items in the environment)
DEFINITIONS
Teachers help children grow their vocabulary by giving them many chances to hear and use new words in fun and meaningful ways. This includes singing songs, saying rhymes, and naming things during play and daily routines. When children hear words often and use them in different situations, they begin to understand and remember them.
EXAMPLES
Building Vocabulary Through Repetition
Age Group: Infant
Age Group: Infant
In this activity, the teacher introduces and helps children understand location vocabulary words. Notice how the teacher provides opportunities to clarify word meanings by modeling movement related to the new word, using props, and providing child-friendly definitions –all examples of providing repeated opportunities for children to hear and use new vocabulary.
Building Vocabulary Through Repetition
Age Group: Toddler
Age Group: Toddler
In this activity, teachers help children understand and use vocabulary words learned. Notice how the teachers provide opportunities to clarifying word meanings by modeling movement related to the new word, using props, and providing child-friendly definitions –all examples of providing repeated opportunities for children to hear and use new vocabulary.