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It’s still okay to encourage your child to look up unfamiliar words in the dictionary, but that’s just the first step.

Dr. Leala Holcomb, an expert in Deaf education and literacy, says that all children — hearing and deaf — need the experience of being read to by a caring adult.

Master teacher Dr. Rebecca Palacios runs a dual-language immersion preschool and mentors teachers-in-training on how to provide top-notch teaching in a preschool environment.

Reading aloud is a great way for children to learn new words.

Dr. Leala Holcomb, an expert in Deaf education and literacy, says that reading aloud together is a superpower in developing your child’s literacy skills.

Children who are at risk for reading failure boost their reading skills using a technique called dialogic reading.

List-group-label is a vocabulary and comprehension strategy that helps develop categorization skills, build background knowledge, activate critical thinking, and grow vocabulary. Watch list-group-label in action.

Mind maps are a unique way for students to build their knowledge of a topic and display new and interesting vocabulary.

A concept sort is a vocabulary and comprehension strategy used to familiarize students with the vocabulary of a new topic or book.

Having students guess letters to identify and spell new words is a fun and engaging way to introduce students to spelling patterns, words and word meanings.