Rhyming and Wordplay

This week our Ready To Learn Storytime concept is rhyming and wordplay. We will be reading some rhyming books about things that go together like peanut butter and jelly. The idea is to have fun listening to and playing with the sounds of language. Our focus is on phonological awareness…the ability to break words down into parts. This early literacy skill is an important skill for learning to read. By reading rhyming books and sharing rhymes with your child, you help your child hear parts of words. Breaking words into smaller parts is a great tool for later when your child begins sounding out words when reading.