Vocabulary knowledge plays a very important part in reading. As developing readers struggle to decode a word, they are simultaneously taking an inventory of the oral vocabulary they already know, and hoping to match it to the word they are reading. The less vocabulary they have been exposed to, the more likely they will have a harder time decoding words and developing reading fluency.
Below are some phone and tablet applications that have been recommended to help students bolster their vocabulary.
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Craig Selinger
Owner at Brooklyn Letters
Craig Selinger, CEO of Brooklyn Letters (serving Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Bronx, Westchester, Long Island, New Jersey, and Connecticut), is a NY State licensed speech-language therapist (pathologist) and learning specialist with over 18 years of experience working professionally with over a thousand families. His expertise includes early childhood speech-language delay, expressive/receptive language disorders, language-based learning issues, e.g. reading, writing, executive functioning, social/pragmatic communication, and speech production (articulation/enunciation) issues. Check out his interviews with top-notch professionals in the field on Spotify.
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