Donna, I would strongly suggest music cds by Jack Hartmann and Dr. Jean Feldman - I use them every day. Krista
Kevin Kleinert wrote: > 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. > > > _______________________________________________ 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.
