I have been reading the posts related to songs, reading and fluency. However, as an ESL teacher, here is my dilemma . I understand the importance of singing and reciting chants. Many ESL teachers use Jazz Chants/Grammar Chants and sing with their students.
My younger ELL students tend to come to school with limited to no pre - school experience and limited literacy skills in their first language. I spend a lot of time working on their oral language. Academic language is so important for the future success of my students. I find it hard to sing nursery rhymes or silly songs that have relatively no meaning, academic language or are just silly. They really not what my students need except for the phonemic awareness/fluency that comes from them. I want to sing songs that teach important concepts and vocabulary coupled with the fluency, grammatical structure of the language and phonemic awareness. Can anyone suggest either a CD or songs that would benefit my students? Do you see where I don't see the value in teaching my students Humpty Dumpty or some of the cute silly songs that native speakers enjoy. I feel as though I don't have the time to waste. I need songs rich in language and meaningful vocabulary. Thank you for listening and any suggestions would help. Donna Kleinert _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
