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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you have a teen and reading didn't do it, it's not going to do it now.

My son is interested in sports and music.

I listen to his music and find words I think he doesn't understand and explain it to him. I also take lyrics I don't understand and he explains them to me... which usually requires a lot of background information since I don't know pop culture stuff.

We read sports articles on line or in the paper (i know we still get a paper) and there is good vocabulary there.

It eventually turned into ... yes mom I know what XXX means... I'm not an idiot, I know who the speaker of the house is... etc. (unfortunately there is a lot of politics in sports)[/quote]
Newspapers are known for writing to a very basic level. [/quote]

But they use words that are no in normal everyday language... hence vocabulary. I can pick up the front page of the paper and pick 3 words most teens don't know every single day. [/quote]

That's interesting (you're responding to me).  I'll have to try that.  I like your music idea and that it is a two way street.  My kids love it when they know  something I don't and they get to be the teachers.
A little offtopic, but I know sometimes my kids don't know words simply because they haven't been exposed to the concept.  They aren't teens yet, but we were listening to a book on audiotape and the whole premise is based on a puzzle in a will.  They didn't know what a will was, an heir, beneficiary, etc.
Similarly, we picked up The Lion, Witch and Wardrobe...mom, what's a wardrobe?[/quote]

It also happens in sports. My son had to explain to me why (I can't remember his name ... Im so bad with sports) is a journeyman. He had to understand the word and then understand who the person was, his background and explain to me why he was not the "best" in the league but he produced... etc.

Oh don't get me started.. my kids didn't know what a thimble or an ironing boards was. :-)

Also good for geography... especially if you watch soccer.

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