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Why Was This Article Written
This article was written to show studies about the “Word Gap” (Logan et al, 2019).
Which is the profound difference with vocabulary development within children. The authors
show how social interaction with children at home and reading to them increases their
vocabulary knowledge way more than just learning the words in a classroom setting.
What is the Main Idea of this Article
How does interacting with your children at home affect their vocabulary development?
Including, but not limited to, reading to your children at home. In this article, the authors outline
studies that show that children who read at home tend to have advantages when it comes to
vocabulary versus those that do not (Logan et al, 2019). The article also compares how parents
who do not interact much with their children daily tend to have children who have difficulty with
their vocabulary.
To Whom Would this Article be Relevant
Parents would greatly benefit from this article due to the outlines of how they can help
their children excel in school and in life. The article shows parents the statistics and the studies
that were conducted to prove that children learn more from interacting with their parents and
reading with them helps them increase their vocabulary by a lot (Logan et al, 2019). Thus,
hopefully convincing parents that it is not only worth reading with them so the child can gain
knowledge, but because it is also quality time spent that they may not get in the future.
Interesting Quote form this Article
“The results of this study suggest that adult-child shared book reading during the first 5
years of life can be included in efforts to eradicate the Word Gap (Logan et al, 2019, page 385).”
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Sharable Content from this Article
According to the article, children who practically never read are supposed to be exposed
to 1178 words per year when reading picture books and 738 words per year when reading board
books (Logan et al, 2019, page 385). Which is a significant difference from the daily read
average which is 77,896 for picture books and 46,956 for board books. These statistics provide
great insight into how reading with your children can make a huge difference in a child’s
vocabulary development.
Biblical Concept Related to this Article
“And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou
sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when
thou risest up (The New King James Version, Deuteronomy 6:7).” The scripture states that we
should be teaching everyone the way of the Lord and all things no matter what we are doing in
that moment. Teaching is the path to success according to the bible and it helps lead others to the
right paths.
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References
Logan, Jessica A. R., Justice, Laura M., Yumus, Melike, Chaparro-Mareno, Leydi Johana
(2019) When Children Are Not Read to at Home: The Million Word Gap. Journal of
Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 383-386.
New King James Version, 1980, Holy Bible, pg. 100.
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