another beneficial activity. Singing is a pleasurable and inexpensive way to teach
vocabulary to young children. It is an alternative that is accessible to all. This
could be a benefit for lower income families who may not be able to access books
as readily as upper income families or for those who have poor literacy skills.
Get
singing!
Also, the motivational and social factors should not be overlooked. Singing songs as a way
of helping children to acquire a larger vocabulary can be an easy and fun activity for children that may provide lifelong benefits to literacy skills and academic success. Music and early childhood educators who teach
songs to young children are often unknowingly providing these children with an added benefit of enhanced
vocabulary skill.
Author Bio: Dr.Jennifer Sullivan received her PhD. in Psychology from the University of Waterloo.; she taught Psychology at St. Francis Xavier University, in Nova Scotia from 2003 to 2012. She has been the Director of the Dr. Mary
J. Wright University Laboratory School since 2012.,and she is a co-leader with Dr. Andrea Rose (Memorial University
of Newfoundland) of the Teaching Through Singing team of the Advancing Interdisciplinary Research on Singing project. She is investigating the effects of singing on language development.
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