Dear Parents,
Phonological awareness
(rhyme, rhythm, and alliteration) is one of the best predictors of reading
success. You grandmother didn’t know it, but those nursery rhymes
she used to say to you were actually getting you ready to read!
1. Take advantage of little
bits of time by saying nursery rhymes as you dress your child, buckle up
her car seat, or take a walk.
2. Act out nursery rhymes
with your child. Hold hands and be “Jack and Jill,” play follow
the leader like “Mary and Her Little Lamb,” or jump over the moon and play
your fiddle as in “Hey, Diddle, Diddle.”
3. Sing nursery rhymes to
the tune of “100 Bottles of Pop on the Wall” or “Yankee
Doodle.” (You’ll be amazed that most rhymes can be sung to those two
tunes!)
4. Clap your hands or play
patty cake to the rhythm of nursery rhymes.
5. Visit these websites to
learn nursery rhymes and download some fun activities:
http://www.teachersandfamilies.com/nursery/index.html
enchantedlearning.com
6. Children love silly words
and rhymes, so make up your own rhyming games. For
example, think of all the words that rhyme with your child’s name.
example, think of all the words that rhyme with your child’s name.
7. Encourage your child to
pick out words that rhyme as you read books or sing songs.
Happy
rhyming!
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