Who would have thought that children singing songs which link to literacy could relate to every subject you would find in their learning? I was pretty amazed still reading this article myself. Here are some quotes:
"Even young children frequently memorize verse after verse of elaborate song lyrics, such as those in "I know an Old Lady who swallowed a fly" and "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious". "Like predictable books, song lyrics possess any or all of the following characteristics: rhyme, rhythm, repetition of vocabulary, and repetition of structure (Lynch, 1986)"
"In the classroom there should be song lyrics as the base not only for literacy activities but for learning experiences that integrate language with other curricular areas, such as science, math, social studies, art and music."
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