Singing in Preschool Promotes Literacy Development

This article reports major findings that showed substantial developments in preschool student's understanding of print concepts after just 2  weeks of singing a shared text. Additionally, we comment on the joyfulness that song can bring into the early childhood classroom. Based on these findings, we suggest engaging students in repeated singing of a shared text as an instructional approach for teaching concepts of print to preschool st udents.
Source: Reading Teacher - Category: Child Development Authors: Tags: Teaching and Learning Guide Source Type: research