How Preschoolers Learn New Words (Children’s Book Week Edition)

Children’s Book Week is the perfect time to see how powerful books are for building vocabulary in preschoolers. Reading rich, engaging stories helps children learn new words naturally, strengthens communication skills, and lays the foundation for confident, lifelong reading. Small, meaningful interactions—like defining words in the moment, pointing to pictures, and repeating words throughout the day—turn everyday story time into powerful language learning.