Why Vocabulary Counts
In a nutshell, vocabulary is a fundamental part of reading comprehension. In other words, if you don’t know enough words, you are going to have trouble grasping what you read. On one hand, a few words you don’t know will not interfere with your comprehension significantly. However, if there are too many words you don’t know, comprehension will suffer. The sole purpose of reading is comprehending the content of the books or textbooks, therefore, too many not understood words will cause the reader to not comprehend the content.
Students with strong vocabularies are more successful in school than students with weak vocabularies. It is not wrong to say that people with strong vocabularies will be more likely to enjoy successful careers. This is true because words are in fact the tools not just of better reading, but of better writing, speaking, listening, and even thinking as well. The more words you have in your toolbox, the more effective and even persuasive your communication/message can be.
In today’s society, a strong vocabulary is more crucial than ever before. This is so because there are fewer less people working in farms and factories. Thus, there are far more jobs that provide services and/or process information than in the past. More than anything else, words are tools of our trade: words we use in reading writing, speaking and listening. Furthermore, it not uncommon for people to change jobs and be promoted and learning new skills at an ever-increasing pace. Therefore, the key to success in this case will be the abilities to communicate effectively and learn quickly. In brief, a strong vocabulary is mandatory for both of these skills.