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title: 'Video: How to help your child build vocabulary'
description: How can you help your child build vocabulary? Watch an expert explain simple vocabulary activities to help your child improve vocabulary at home.
slug: video-helping-struggling-readers-build-their-vocabulary
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-05T15:44:35.439Z'
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source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-helping-struggling-readers-build-their-vocabulary
lang: en
---

# Video: How to help your child build vocabulary

[Improving vocabulary](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/7-ways-to-improve-vocabulary) doesn’t only have to happen in the classroom. There are fun ways to help your child with this [reading skill](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/6-essential-skills-needed-for-reading-comprehension) outside of school, too. Get tips from an expert on how to help your child build vocabulary at home.

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