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Briggs, Nancy E. – Speech Teacher, 1973
The nursery rhyme as a form of persuasion and a way of improving children's language choices is explored within the context of the historical devices distinctive to the genre. (CH)
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Language Acquisition, Nursery Rhymes
Direct linkKenney, Susan – General Music Today, 2005
The article considers nursery rhymes as the foundation for learning. It is said that nursery rhymes carry all the parts of language that lead to speaking and reading. Because rhymes are short, they are easy for children to repeat, and become some of the first sentences children utter. The rhymes expand vocabulary, exposing children to words they…
Descriptors: Nursery Rhymes, Music Education, Language Acquisition, Cognitive Development
Peer reviewedHowle, Mary Jeanette – Children Today, 1989
Around the world, the singing of lullabies and reciting of nursery rhymes foster children's development and show parents' love for their infants and young children. (BB)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Development, Language Acquisition, Listening Skills
Farber, Betty, Ed. – 1997
Parents and teachers may often have wondered how preschoolers learn, or why certain things, events, or people are more interesting to them than others? This book provides information on how young children learn, and offers activities to encourage emerging literacy, promote creativity and imagination, and enhance knowledge and development in music,…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Child Development, Childrens Literature, Childrens Writing
