✦A small step for today
Today: choose two words, say them aloud and use each in a new sentence.
Listen before asking for an answer
Say the word, listen to its pronunciation and look at it in a sentence. Ask your child to repeat it at a comfortable pace. A spoken explanation can help you discuss the meaning; it is not a substitute for talking together.
Make the meaning concrete
Use a familiar place or experience. Adjacent means next to: point to two neighbouring seats. Then ask for a different example. If the explanation is unclear, offer a simpler example before adding more words.
Move from recognition to use
Give a choice first: is a sociable person likely to enjoy meeting people or avoid every conversation? Next, ask for a sentence that shows the meaning. A sentence such as ‘The sociable girl invited the new pupil to join the game’ does more work than simply copying a definition.
Return on another day
Tomorrow, hide the definition and ask what the word means. Revisit it later in the week in a new context. Keep words that need help in your review pile. This is a flexible home routine, not a fixed exam syllabus.
Try this together
Find something adjacent to your chair. Describe a sociable character in a book. Can your child explain both words without reading the definitions?
See an example answer
‘The table is adjacent to my chair.’ ‘The sociable character introduces herself to everyone.’ Accept different sentences if the meaning is clear.
Words in action
adjacent
Meaning
Next to something.
Example
“The library is adjacent to the school, next door.”
sociable
Meaning
Enjoying meeting and spending time with other people.
Example
“The sociable girl invited the new pupil to join the game.”
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