Poems provide children with an authentic opportunity to apply their knowledge of letter/sound relationships and word patterns and parts. (continue reading)
Shared reading of poetry helps children become aware of the phonological system of language, which is basic to providing a foundation for matching sounds with letters, letter clusters, and word parts. (continue reading)
You want your students to become flexible in their understanding of words. They need to realize that words can have shades of meaning – they need to understand slightly different meanings in different texts. (continue reading)
Children love poetry with rhythm and rhyme; the language of poetry sings inside their heads. As they grow in experience, they also learn to appreciate poetry without rhyme, as well as the sensory images and unique perspectives it evokes. (continue reading)
