Day: July 12, 2021

Verbs are an important part of a child’s early language development. Learning verbs is beneficial for building syntax (the rules of word order and word combinations to form phrases and sentences.) For example, if a child has 10 words in their repertoire, all of which are nouns, there’s a limited amount of communication that can occur. However, if the repertoire is expanded to include verbs, a child can begin to combine words and begin utilizing simple sentences (e.g., ‘eat cookie, hit ball, go car.’) Books are just one way to promote verb learning. Listed below are a few examples of books that utilize a repetitive script with a lot of exposure to verbs. ‘The Hungry Caterpillar’ by Eric Carle: target