{"id":547,"date":"2014-12-25T11:54:06","date_gmt":"2014-12-25T18:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/happyhomeschooling.com\/?page_id=547"},"modified":"2015-07-06T22:25:54","modified_gmt":"2015-07-07T04:25:54","slug":"pre-reading-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happyhomeschooling.com\/site\/pre-reading-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Reading Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5590\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/happyhomeschooling.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/shooting-star-147722_1280.png?resize=300%2C223&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"shooting-star-147722_1280\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/happyhomeschooling.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/shooting-star-147722_1280.png?resize=300%2C223&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/happyhomeschooling.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/shooting-star-147722_1280.png?resize=1024%2C762&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/happyhomeschooling.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/shooting-star-147722_1280.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>by Becky Ross Redwater, Alberta, Canada<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There are many things that preschoolers could be learning to assist them in becoming ready for reading. Here are some easy things to try!<\/p>\n<h4>1. Hear and Identify Rhyming Words<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Recite and memorize nursery rhymes and songs. Favorites are: Humpty Dumpty, Baa-Baa Black Sheep, Hickory Dickory Dock, Jack and Jill, and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.<\/li>\n<li>Make them aware of the rhythm by clapping out the words or the syllables in the words to the song or rhyme (Twin\u00ad-kle, twin-kle\u00a0lit\u2013tle star . . .).<\/li>\n<li>Repeat rhymes or songs having the child clap only on the rhyming words.<\/li>\n<li>Continue to familiarize the child with rhyming by reading rhyming stories such as Dr. Seuss Books, The Teeny Tiny Woman, etc. . . .<\/li>\n<li>More challenging songs to try at this point would be:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\"><strong>The Ants Go Marching<\/strong><br \/>\nThe ants go marching one by one, Hurrah, hurrah.<br \/>\nThe ants go marching one by one, Hurrah, hurrah.<br \/>\nThe ants go marching one by one,<br \/>\nThe little one stops to suck his thumb,<br \/>\nAnd they all go marching down<br \/>\nInto ground to get out of the rain,<br \/>\nBoom! Boom! Boom!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\"><em>Continue with more verses:<\/em><br \/>\nOne by one &#8211; suck his thumb<br \/>\nTwo by two &#8211; tie his shoe<br \/>\nThree by three &#8211; climb a tree<br \/>\nFour by four &#8211; shut the door<br \/>\nFive by five &#8211; take a dive<br \/>\nSix by six &#8211; pick up sticks<br \/>\nSeven by seven &#8211; pray to heaven<br \/>\nEight by eight &#8211; shut the gate<br \/>\nNine by nine &#8211; stand in line<br \/>\nTen by ten &#8211; say \u201cThe End\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\"><strong>This Old Man<\/strong><br \/>\nThis old man,<br \/>\nHe played one,<br \/>\nHe played knick-knack on his thumb<br \/>\nWith a knick-knack<br \/>\nPatty-whack,<br \/>\nGive the dog a bone.<br \/>\nThis old man went rolling home!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\"><em>Continue with verses:<\/em><br \/>\nOne &#8211; on his thumb Two &#8211; on his shoe<br \/>\nThree &#8211; on his knee Four &#8211; on the door<br \/>\nFive &#8211; on his hive Six &#8211; on his sticks<br \/>\nSeven &#8211; up in heaven Eight &#8211; on his gate<br \/>\nNine &#8211; on my spine Ten &#8211; on his hen<\/p>\n<h4>2. Rhyme Recognition<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Match rhyming words by saying two words and have the child identify whether or not they rhyme. Does tree rhyme with sea?<\/li>\n<li>Play \u201cI Spy, With My Little Eye, Something That Rhymes With______________.\u201d Gather pictures from magazines and set them out a few at a time asking the child to identify which one rhymes with the word you give.<\/li>\n<li>Give the child a list of words and ask her to identify which one does not belong, such as: sat\/mat\/bat\/sun, feet\/cat\/meet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3. Complete Rhymes<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Sing songs saying the first word and let the child supply the missing rhyming word. Try this one:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\"><strong>A Hunting We Will Go<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\">A-hunting we will go,<br \/>\na-hunting we will go.<br \/>\nWe\u2019ll catch a (mouse)<br \/>\nand put him in a (house),<br \/>\nand then we\u2019ll let him go.<\/p>\n<p>Other rhymes to use on this song could be: dragon-wagon; armadillo-pillow; bat-hat; bear-chair; butterfly-pie; cat-hat; crocodile-pile; crab-lab; deer-here; dolphin-muffin; frog-log; dragonfly-pie; duck-truck; kangaroo-zoo; pig-wig; porcupine-mine; raccoon-balloon; rat-vat; skunk-trunk; seal-meal; snail-pail; snake-cake; sheep-jeep; cow-plow; goat-boat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\"><strong>Little Miss Muffet<\/strong><br \/>\nLittle Miss\/Mr. Muffet<br \/>\nSat on her tuffet,<br \/>\nEating her curds and whey.<br \/>\nAlong came a spider<br \/>\nAnd sat down beside her<br \/>\nand frightened Miss\/Mr. Muffet away.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\"><em>Substitute other animals for the word \u201cspider\u201d, such as:<\/em><br \/>\nAlong came a pig and took off her\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad___(wig)<br \/>\nAlong came a sheep riding in a ___(jeep)<br \/>\nAlong came a bunny licking some___(honey)<br \/>\nAlong came a snake eating some ___(cake)<br \/>\nAlong came a bee and sat in a ___(tree)<br \/>\nAlong came a goat wearing a ___(coat)<br \/>\nAlong came a dragon riding in a ___(wagon)<br \/>\nAlong came a parrot eating a ___(carrot)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\"><strong>Five Little Monkeys<\/strong><br \/>\nFive little monkeys jumping on the bed.<br \/>\nOne fell off and broke his (head).<br \/>\nFour little monkeys jumping on a boulder.<br \/>\nOne fell off and broke his (shoulder).<br \/>\nThree little monkeys jumping on hose.<br \/>\nOne fell off and broke his (nose).<br \/>\nTwo little monkeys jumping on a tree.<br \/>\nOne fell off and broke his (knee).<br \/>\nOne little monkey jumping on a couch.<br \/>\nBroke his toe and yelled out (\u201cOuch\u201d).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\"><strong>Hickory, Dickory Dock<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\">Hickory, dickory, dock, the mouse ran up the clock.<br \/>\nThe clock struck one, and missed the (fun).<br \/>\nThe clock struck two, and I lost a (shoe).<br \/>\nThe clock struck three, and I landed on a (tree).<br \/>\nThe clock struck four, and I opened a (door).<br \/>\nThe clock struck five, and I fell on a (hive).<br \/>\nThe clock struck six, and I dropped the (sticks).<br \/>\nThe clock struck seven, and I went to (heaven).<br \/>\nThe clock struck eight, and I opened the (gate).<br \/>\nThe clock struck nine, and I climbed a (vine).<br \/>\nThe clock struck ten, and it woke up the (hen).<br \/>\nThe clock struck eleven, and I said hello to (Kevin).<br \/>\nThe clock struck twelve, and I decided to (delve).<\/p>\n<h4>4. Production of Rhyme<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Make up lists of rhyming words<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cTell me a word that rhymes with hop.\u201d (pop, top)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat rhymes with blue?\u201d (Shoe)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Rhyming Riddles<br \/>\n\u201cThis word rhymes with pop and bunnies do it, they ____.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cA fish named Jim, was learning to _____.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Try some of these easy word games. You\u2019ll find your little ones developing skills that will help in the deciphering of our language, <strong>preparing them to learn to read<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0 !important; background: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/signatures.mylivesignature.com\/54490\/257\/E095ED040C4EDD3E333135FD5DD62823.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>May I recommend:<\/b><\/p>\n<table width=\"600\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.happyhomeschooling.com\/practice-for-preschoolers\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/happyhomeschooling.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/practiceforpreschoolers.jpeg?resize=135%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"homeschooling-preschool\" width=\"135\" height=\"144\" border=\"1\" \/><br \/>\nPractice for Preschoolers<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.happyhomeschooling.com\/letter-confusio\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/happyhomeschooling.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Photoxpress_1306365.jpg?resize=144%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photoxpress_1306365\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" border=\"1\" \/><br \/>\nIs it a &#8220;b&#8221; or a &#8220;d&#8221;?<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lovetolearn.net\/Early-Learning-Workbooks-6-books\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-5089\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/happyhomeschooling.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/6220.png?resize=144%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"6220\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" border=\"1\" \/>\u00a0Early Learning Workbooks<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Becky Ross Redwater, Alberta, Canada There are many things that preschoolers could be learning to assist them in becoming ready for reading. Here are some easy things to try! 1. Hear and Identify Rhyming Words Recite and memorize nursery rhymes and songs. Favorites are: Humpty Dumpty, Baa-Baa Black Sheep, Hickory Dickory Dock, Jack and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[185,9],"tags":[95,210],"class_list":["post-547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-preschool","category-what-articles","tag-preschool","tag-reading-skills","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/happyhomeschooling.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/shooting-star-147722_1280.png?fit=1280%2C952&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6IrRN-8P","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1286,"url":"https:\/\/happyhomeschooling.com\/site\/preschool-curriculum\/","url_meta":{"origin":547,"position":0},"title":"How to Teach Preschool","author":"Diane Hopkins","date":"","format":false,"excerpt":"Teaching preschoolers is great fun! 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