| You may have noticed the prevalence of rhyme | | | | of this process. Preschool songs are also a great |
| in children's books and songs, but have you ever | | | | way to increase children's vocabulary and |
| wondered why? There are several reasons why | | | | knowledge of the world. Many preschool songs |
| educators, authors, and song writers who target | | | | are actually informative and instructive about |
| young children use rhyme so much. The first and | | | | various aspects of culture and the world, but in |
| simplest reason that rhyme and song are such an | | | | addition many movement songs also teach |
| important part of early childhood education is that | | | | children important aspects of relationships and |
| they are fun and encourage children to be active | | | | direction that will aid in life as well as reading. |
| participants in the preschool learning activity at | | | | Rhyme is also a great memory aid and learning |
| hand. Children love rhyme and song and early | | | | tool and learning new preschool songs, preschool |
| childhood educators have long recognized the | | | | rhymes, and preschool poems will help children |
| benefits of using these techniques based on | | | | improve their memory skills which can only help |
| simple anecdotal evidence but now studies show | | | | them when they begin their formal education. |
| that indeed rhythm and rhyme can help children | | | | Playing with and learning rhyme and songs also |
| learn more effectively. Rhyme also helps children | | | | helps children improve their listening and sound |
| learn important foundational skills for reading. | | | | discrimination skills. These will aid not only in |
| Reading is much more involved than simply | | | | learning to read but also becoming better students |
| learning to recognize that the shapes and | | | | and better people in the future. So if the simple |
| squiggles on a page actually resolve into words | | | | fact that your child enjoys rhyme and song is not |
| and meaning. Learning to read also means learning | | | | enough to encourage you making rhyme and |
| about language and understanding the elements of | | | | song a part of your preschooler's life then you |
| that language. Once children understand how | | | | should also consider the other benefits such as |
| language works and the basic building blocks of | | | | setting the foundation for important reading skills, |
| words and sentences then learning to read is | | | | increasing vocabulary, improving memory, and |
| much easier for them. Rhyme is an essential part | | | | teaching sound discrimination. |