Vocabulary refers to the terms we need to know to communicate successfully. Educators frequently overlook four types of vocabulary: speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Listening vocabulary relates to the words we wish to recognize when we hear them. The words we use when speaking are our spoken vocabulary. Reading vocabulary relates to the terms we want to identify while reading, and lastly, the words we use in writing are a part of our writing vocabulary.
Vocabulary is an integral part of learning to read. Beginner-level readers should try to use the phrases they hear verbally to help them understand the phrases they see on paper. Children who hear more words at home learn more and enter school with a better vocabulary. Beginners can also rely on books to build vocabulary.