Every Child Ready to Read

From Every Child Ready to Read^®, 2^nd Edition

Adapted by Mary Fellows, Upper Hudson Library System

This handout is full of great tips to share with parents during storytime!

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STORYTIME: 11/22/2011 It's a Zoosical

Storytime Host Puppet: Arthur The Painting Gorilla!

Zoozical by Judy Sierrra

Where is Thumbkin Fingerplay

The Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort (one of my favorites!)

Parachute Games

The Painting Gorilla by Michael Rex

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

Going to the Zoo by Tom Paxton

The Elephant

Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert

Parent Tip: Singing develops listening skills, and helps children remember things for a longer time. -Every Child Ready to Read, adopted by Mary Fellows of the Upper Hudson Library System

Developmental Tip: Syllables

Language and Literacy- Phonological Awareness and Alphabetic Knowledge

Helping children hear the smaller sounds in words, the syllables, by clapping them out is one way to develop their phonological awareness.  Children can hear the syllables more easily than each sound in words.

From the book: The Early Literacy Kit by Betsy Diamant-Cohen

Developmental Tip: Moving to Music

Physical Development-Gross Motor Development

Moving to music, dancing, swaying, running, and jumping help young children feel rhythm and begin to understand how their bodies work.  Such movements also help them gain muscle control and improve balance. All of this contributes to a child's gross motor development.

Developmental Tips from Mother Goose on the Loose

• By hearing rhymes, children learn to recognize rhythm and musical patterns
• Rhymes about every day occurrences and familiar animals may spark a child's general interest in the world around her/him
• A great way to promote reading is to read books to your child
• Head and face rhymes encourage awareness of self and capabilities
• Tickle rhyme's are a lot of fun, and promote bonding and trust between parent and child, while developing their senses at the same time!
• Fingerplays can be your child's first learning game which introduces new ideas and concepts.  Your child's intellectual horizons are expanded through a simple song like "Itsy Bitsy Spider" which mentions up and down, and draws a connection between the rain coming down and the sun drying everything up.
• Knee bouncing rhymes can help children to develop an awareness of an underlying beat in music.  This can also be done by rocking and marching.
• Singing games and group music sessions encourage social responsiveness
• Circle songs are fun, they include lots of movement, and they are great for large motor coordination
• By mimicking animal sounds, children become more aware of the sounds around them.  It also promotes the use of voices, and helps to develop self-confidence.
• Singing songs, rhymes and lullabies trigger speech, provide a valuable source of speech patterning, provide pleasure, and give children a sense of security.
• Children can easily learn the concepts of high and low through music
• The use of small percussion instruments helps develop and coordinate muscular development and provides an emotional outlet through music.
• Listening to music helps develop concentration, prevents boredom, and provides for relaxation
• Singing a clean- up song makes cleaning up fun for children, and teaches them what we expect when it is time to put something away.
• Lullabies help babies to remember life in the womb when they were rocked close to mom and could hear her heartbeat.  Lullabies calm children and help them harness their energy so they will be likely to participate in the closing activities.
• Body awareness shows children that any part of the body can start a movement