My First Words Colorful Learning Flash Cards with Pictures Bilingual English German Set 2

Book excerpt: Vocabulary plays an important part in learning to read. Beginning readers must use the words they hear orally to make sense of the words they see in print. A robust vocabulary improves all areas of communication -- listening, speaking, reading and writing. Vocabulary is critical to a child's success for these reasons: ... Vocabulary helps children to think and learn about the world. Expanding a child's knowledge of words provides unlimited access to new information.