Tune Up to Literacy: Original Songs and Activities for Kids
Department
Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies
Document Type
Book
Files
Description
Encourage literacy with twenty original songs by musician and educator Al Balkin! Children's and school librarians will welcome "Tune Up to Literacy", a handy package of music and activities that musically introduces and reinforces crucial literacy concepts such as the alphabet, vowels, consonants, nouns, verbs, adjectives, sentence construction, punctuation, sequence, rhyming, and much, much more. The book includes: 20 original songs to encourage children's development of literacy; rhyme-a-ton rhyming dictionary of commonly used one-syllable words; and, activities related to each song - from inventing new verses to telling stories to playing flash-card games. Catchy and strikingly original, the road-tested songs of "Tune Up to Literacy" are proven tools for acquainting kids with basic literacy concepts. *from amazon.com
Call number in WMU's library
Z718.3 .B35 2009 (Waldo Library, WMU Authors Collection, First Floor)
ISBN
978-0838909980
Publication Date
2009
Publisher
American Library Association
City
Chicago
Keywords
Children's libraries, Activity programs, Children's songs, Language arts, Music in education.
Disciplines
Music Education
Recommended Citation
Balkin, Alfred, "Tune Up to Literacy: Original Songs and Activities for Kids" (2009). All Books and Monographs by WMU Authors. 129.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/books/129