Tony Stead, senior national literacy consultant for Mondo Publishing in New York, described research showing that in 1945,the average elementary school student had a vocabulary of 10,000 words. Today, children have a vocabulary of only 2,500 words.
You thought you'd forgotten all those nursery rhymes from your childhood, but if you had your own child in 4 to 6 years old, they probably came flooding back. Parents have been using these little catchy tunes for hundreds of years, and for good reason. Not only will they probably put a smile on the child's face, but they will also help develop many of those skills she has to master in her early years.
At the early age, parents are suppose to be the first to teach their children on how to read and write.
Here are some of the ways finger plays, rhymes, chants and songs teach children concept and skills and provide emotional support.
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