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Reading Tips for Stronger Vocabulary and Comprehension

Created in partnership with Reading Rockets, this video series invites reading experts to answer actual questions from families about how to support their children's vocabulary and comprehension skills at home.
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By: National Education Association & Reading Rockets
Published: February 2021
This resource originally appeared on NEA.org

Help young children increase their vocabulary and comprehension

Our experts, Kegi Wells and Sandra Lloyd Wilborn, are here to help you help your child increase their vocabulary words, and give advice for how to react when mistakes are made and reading becomes frustrating. These six videos will help you help your child to read more and enjoy reading even when it gets hard. 
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Find more information about the expert and a lots of helpful resources related to each of these questions on the Reading Rockets website.

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