[MOSAIC] songs for reading, phonemic awareness and fluency

[Bonita DeAmicis]

> I want to sing songs that teach important concepts and vocabulary coupled with the fluency, grammatical structure of the language and phonemic awareness.  Can anyone suggest either a CD or songs that would benefit my students?  Do you see where I don't see the value in teaching my students Humpty Dumpty or some of the cute silly songs that native speakers enjoy.  I feel as though I don't have the time to waste.  I need songs rich in language and meaningful vocabulary.  

Donna,
I have bought a number of content rich CDs from an online source.  They are science and social studies songs that are fun to sing and filled with content language.  I imagine they would be very useful in your situation. You can buy them as individual downloads and as full CDs. You can listen via your computer to many of them and see the words as well.

Some web pages:
http://www.illumisware.com
http://www.songsforteaching.com

:)Bonita