How do English Language learners increase their vocabulary?
The best way to increase your vocabulary is to read.
See the chart below about students reading in middle school. Follow the blue line across the page.
If you read just under five minutes a day, you will read about 282,000 words in a year.
Keep following the blue line across the page.
Wow! If you were to read for just under fifteen minutes a day you would read over 895,043 words in a year! The more you read, the more words you will know. Knowing more vocabulary is the key to speaking and understanding others in conversation.
Recommended Books
I recommend SidebySide books to increase your vocabulary. The books are fun and have pictures to help you learn the words. Side by Side books can be purchased here online
Watch This Video to learn about a page in a SidebySide book:
SidebySide from Stacy Desai on Vimeo.
Visit our local Bookstore
Please visit your local bookstore in the CLUES neighborhood to find other interesting books.
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