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Books Build Strong Vocabulary

Dr. Rebecca Silverman, literacy consultant for the PBS animated series Martha Speaks, talks about how children’s books give kids the opportunity to learn sophisticated new words in context.

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Rebecca Silverman

Dr. Rebecca Silverman is an Associate Professor of Early Literacy in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. She specializes in language and literacy development and instruction, with a focus on children with learning differences, vocabulary and comprehension development, and children from low-income and English-learning backgrounds. 

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