Why is vocabulary important?

Why is vocabulary important?

  •  Vocabulary supports reading development and increases comprehension.
  • Chall’s 1990 study showed that students with low vocabulary development were able to maintain their overall reading test scores at expected levels through grade four, but their mean scores for word recognition and word meaning began to slip as words became more abstract, technical, and literary.​
​​Vocabulary. (2017). Retrieved July 15, 2017, from https://www.readnaturally.com/research/5-components-of-reading/vocabulary