The IWK Health Centre is a hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia that provides care to women, children, and youth from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.1  1 Location. multi-year fundraising campaign ensued, raising $6,000 by 1907; later that year a donation of $10,000 by the late Mr. F.D. Corbett resulted in the beginning of construction of the Halifax Children's Hospital which opened for use in 1909.
The National Reading Panel (NRP) has identified vocabulary development as one of the areas key to teaching students to read. The following are some other facts from prominent researchers. Vocabulary knowledge is the most important factor in reading comprehension (LaFlamme, 1997).
Children need to have a practical life vocabulary if they are to practice their language regularly. TOO MUCH PERFORMANCE LANGUAGE; NOT ENOUGH SOCIAL TALK - Many children use language to recite things and perform show and tell feats. But, they often do not have the easy conversations that build friendships. TOO MUCH PLAYING ALONE - Children can learn a lot by playing alone with toys.