Throughout the ages children's lives have been intricately weaved with story telling and nursery rhymes. Children begin to learn to read through their ears, not their eyes. The foundation begins with listening to their parents speak or read to them, and through music and song.
The natural flow of nursery rhymes actually lends them to being read, and in particular, out loud. Their subjects, rhythm and rhyme are easily remembered and recited. Not to mention they are common cultural currency, in which so many children already familiar.
Did I mention the immeasurable benefits of one-on-one reading time between parent and child?
Every language has its own rhythm. Reciting nursery rhymes teaches a child the rhythm of speech and intonation as well as the grammatical structure of language. Clapping along to the beat of a song helps to develop an awareness of the syllables and sounds that make up words.
Nursery rhymes help a child articulate consonant sounds clearly. The sequence of words causes different tongue movements and changes the position of teeth against lips. Thus the rhymes help children become more fluent in their speaking skills, and able to pronounce sounds they have trouble with.
Last but not least, rhyming helps children learn about word families such as: let, met, pet, wet, and get. It helps kids to hear and break down the sounds of language to their smallest units, leading to reading and writing success.
I found a great quote on the subject:
Preschool songs and nursery rhymes –“they are the first furnishings of the mind; the bottom-most layer of the comfortable hereditary clutter of mottoes, proverbs and half-remembered tales that we use to ornament conversations throughout our lives, knowing that they are common currency.”
(Iona Opie, foreword of Michael Foreman's Nursery Rhymes)
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