Singing
Singing helps your child hear the sounds in words and build their vocabulary.
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If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands...
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Rhymes with actions help children break down language...
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Songs with nonsense words and rhymes are helpful for your child...
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Rhymes can also introduce your child to different shapes...
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Rhymes with actions help your child break down language...
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Singing with your child prepares them to sound out words...
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There was a farmer, had a dog, and Bingo was his name-o...
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Rhymes help prepare your child to sound out words as they learn to read...
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Songs that contain repetition strengthens connections...
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Rhymes are an excellent way to build vocabulary...
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Slippery fish, slippery fish, sliding through the water...
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Rhymes with repetition are good for improving your child's listening skills...
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Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream...
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Singing is a fun way to make language come alive for you and your child...
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This is the way we brush our teeth, brush our teeth...
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Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O...
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Rhymes with repetition helps your child's brain link sound and meaning...
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Rhymes help your child understand that words are made of smaller parts...
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Songs that promote letter knowledge help children learn that letters relate to sounds...
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Rhymes with narratives help your child understand how stories work...
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Songs with repetition strengthen connections...
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Nursery rhymes are one of the best ways to introduce your child to rhyming words...
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Nursery rhymes are usually short and easy to remember...
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Rhymes with nonsense words are helpful in developing the ability...
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Nursery rhymes are usually short and easy to remember...
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Rhymes are playful ways to make language and learning fun...
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Rhymes help teach your child many new words...
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Rhymes help prepare your child to sound out words as they learn to read...
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Roll, roll, roll your hands, as slowly as can be...
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Rhymes help your child understand that words are made of smaller parts...
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Rhymes help teach many new words...
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Rhymes help your child hear and recognize the beginning, middle and ending sounds...
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A is for alligator, chomp, chomp, chomp...
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Rhymes with repetition help your child become more familiar...
Six skills that get your child ready for reading
Liking books
Children who enjoy books will want to learn to read.
Knowing words
Knowing many words helps children recognize written words and understand what they read.
Seeing words
Familiarity with printed language helps children feel comfortable with books and reading.
Hearing words
Hearing the smaller sounds in words helps children sound out written words.
Telling a story
Learning to tell a story helps children develop skills in thinking and understanding.
Knowing letters
Knowing the names and sounds of letters helps children sound out words.
Singing tip
Singing songs is an excellent way to help children hear the smaller, different sounds in words because each syllable in a word often gets its own musical note. Don't worry about how you sound—from birth, your child loves to hear your voice.
