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The preschool years are a period of rapid language development. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, your 3 year old should have an active vocabulary of 300 or more words. At about age 4, that vocabulary will have grown to around 1,500 words, and it will expand by another 1,000 words or so by age 5. Full Article
Getting Ready to Read: Preschool Reading Skills
As the 4 year olds arrive at the Mountain View Parent Nursery School, they pick out their nametags and hand them to teacher Betsy Nikolchev to fasten. "Great job finding your name, Elaine," Nikolchev says. "How did you know that says Elaine?" "Because it starts with the letter 'E,'" she answers. "What other letters are in your name?" the teacher asks. "E-l-a-i-n-e." "Wow. I'm so proud of you," Nikolchev says. Full Article
