• Rhyming words develop phonemic awareness; that
words are made up of distinct sounds.
• Provides information and understanding about their
world.
• Develops curiosity and critical thinking skills.
• Shows reading can be fun.
• Occasional reader mistakes (stumbles) actually
reassure the child that mistakes are normal, which helps
them learn
.
• By reading aloud to others, older at-risk students become more fluent readers.
“The single most important thing you
can do for a child is to read to them.”
