[MOSAIC] songs for reading, phonemic awareness and fluency

[MetzoSue at aol.com]

"I think they are more important than you give them credit for. My husband  
was born in the US, but his family were all German immigrants. He does not know 
 any nursery rhymes, fairy tales, or traditional children's songs. There are 
so  many nuances of our society that are lost to him. He felt so inadequate 
when our  children were born. "
 
I thoroughly agree with Joy. Literary references, similes and metaphors  that 
refer to nursery rhymes and fairy tales abound, even in adult  literature.  
Having taught inner city fourth and fifth grade as well as  suburban 
kindergarten, I have seen students struggle to understand the  meaning of a piece of 
literature, or poem due to a lack of exposure to these  traditional poems,chants, 
songs and stories.  Your students would benefit  from being able to join with 
their classmates in comprehending classroom  discussions.  Our middle school 
language arts teachers are constantly  requesting that teachers in the earlier 
grades spend more time on these  classics.  
Suzanne
kindergarten/NJ



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