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With Rhyme and Reason
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Curtis, David – Language Arts, 1975
Tracing the history of well known nursery rhymes can be a stimulating means of introducing children to poetry.
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English Instruction, History, Language Rhythm
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, Have You Any News?
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Clegg, Luther B. – Language Arts, 1976
Suggests newspaper headlines which would be appropriate to describe events taking place in nursery rhymes. (DD)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Elementary Education, Headlines
From the Cradle to the Classroom.
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Chaparro, Jacqueline L. – Language Arts, 1979
Suggests ways to bring nursery rhymes into the elementary school classroom through creative dramatics, creative writing, and reading experiences. (DD)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Creative Dramatics, Creative Writing
OAD MAHR GOS and Writing with Young Children.
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Hall, Susan E. M. – Language Arts, 1985
Describes how kindergarten children use invented spelling to rewrite Mother Goose nursery rhymes, indicating the phoneme grapheme system the children perceived from spoken language. (HTH)
Descriptors: Child Language, Kindergarten, Nursery Rhymes, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence
Children's Rhymes and Literacy Learning: Making Connections.
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Geller, Linda Gibson – Language Arts, 1983
Examines children's attraction to rhythm and rhyme of nursery rhymes and how these factors affect literacy. Discusses the connection between rhyme and reading and spelling acquisition. (HTH)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns