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SEPTEMBER

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Skills to Practice this Month

To increase your child's vocabulary, or the number of different words she uses, introduce new words by adding more detail to what she says when she talks with you.

Research shows that children who have larger vocabularies are better readers. Knowing many words helps children recognize written words and understand what they read.

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Suggested Reading

Books for Children

Do You Want to Be My Friend?
by Eric Carle

Good Dog, Carl
by Alexandra Day

My Favorite Word Book
by Selina Young

Night, Knight
by Harriet Ziefert

The Pig in the Spigot: Poems
by Richard Wilbur

The Snowman
by Raymond Briggs

They Call Me Woolly: What Animal Names Can Tell Us
by Keith Du Quette

Things that are Most in the World
by Judi Barrett

Books for Parents and Caregivers

Expand Your Child’s Vocabulary: A Twelve-Week Plan
by Carl Bernard Smith