| Learning to read is one of the toughest and most | | | | Rhyming also teaches children the sound of the |
| important tasks a young child faces. A child's | | | | language. Other important skills include phonological |
| successful accomplishment of this feat is one of | | | | awareness, the ability to notice and work with the |
| the strongest indicators of future success--and a | | | | sounds in language. Rhymes help children with |
| child's struggle with reading is one of the | | | | phonemic awareness, which is the knowledge that |
| strongest indicators of future failure. There are | | | | phonemes are the smallest units of sounds that |
| many things that parents can do to help ensure | | | | make up words. This awareness leads to reading |
| that their child is successful when learning to read | | | | and writing success. |
| and one of the keys is making sure that rhyme is | | | | Rhyme also teaches children who are learning to |
| a part of your child's early life. There are three | | | | read about the patterns and structures of both |
| important reasons why rhyme is important to | | | | spoken and written language. Songs and rhymes |
| learning to read. | | | | expose your child to the rhythm of the language. |
| One key reason why rhyme is important is that it | | | | This will help them read with some animation in |
| is fun. Playing with rhyme is learning but because it | | | | their voice instead of just a monotone. Rhyme |
| is just that -- playing -- children are willing to spend | | | | also prepares children to make predictions while |
| a lot of time rhyming and learning more about | | | | learning words and gives them crucial decoding |
| rhyme. This makes rhyme a great teaching tool | | | | skills. |
| and a great motivator for learning. Rhymes are | | | | While learning to read is difficult and challenging for |
| easier to learn and remember than non-rhymes | | | | most children, rhyme can help make the task |
| and that is why many learning tools for older | | | | both easier and more fun, teach important |
| children and adults still include rhyme. | | | | language skills, and teach language patterns and |
| Rhyme is important to emergent literacy and | | | | structure. These three benefits are important |
| learning to read because it teaches children about | | | | reasons to make rhyme a part of your child's |
| the language. Rhyming helps children learn about | | | | early childhood. |
| word families such as let, met, pet, wet, and get. | | | | |