Why Rhyming Books Are Good for Brain Development

1. Ask your child questions about the story (Want to know the best way according to tor research? Read this post: How to Teach Your Child to Read).

Research shows the best way to nurture phonological awareness in young children is by reading rhyming books! Telling nursery rhymes, word plays, rhyming songs and rhyming games. etc.

Basically, engage your child in the book. Read most of the sentence and leave out the last word, wait for them to fill it in. Ask questions about the illustrations. Relate the story to something you have done in your life recently. Ask what they think will happen next or why the main character feels the way that they do. Researchers have studied (for decades) the best ways to encourage reading and this is it. See the post above for a free printable with example prompts to use. If you missed my recommendations for interactive reading (with examples for using prompts) books for preschoolers find it here and for toddlers here.

2. Read different kinds of books, both rhyming and narratives are great for different reasons.

Narratives are important for learning all the parts of a story. Stories are also how we make meaning in our lives, so reading stories helps children learn that cognitive skill. Reading rhyming books may be especially important for toddlers and young preschoolers because research shows exposure to rhyming leads to better phonological awareness. This is an important skill for pre-readers. Here are some of our favorite rhyming books.

3. Point to the words on the page, especially if they are contextual. For example, in Go Go Go Stop, the letters are large and colored text. 

Books with large print, redundant text, and print that is embedded in the story are excellent for helping children map sound to letters. Also, when parents point to salient text (large, contextualized words in a book) it increases the number of times 3-5-year-olds look at the words on the page, which helps them learn the words. When parents do not point to the text while reading children spend less than 2% of time looking at the words.

Original Source: Nurture & Thrive

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