Music.
Good
For Reading.
“It is music and dancing that make me at peace with the World"
-Nelson Mandela
Four skills of reading readiness.
Reading research (see below) identifies four skills children need before (or while) they begin to read - phonics/phonemic awareness, rhythm or meter, print concept, and phonological awareness. Check tabs for more information in each area.
Learning First Alliance - coalition of advocates for public school success
Position statement on reading (1998)
http://www.learningfirst.org/publications/reading/
National Reading Panel - federally appointed committee
Report of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2000)
https://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/nrp/Pages/report.aspx
Early Indicators of Childhood Progress: Minnesota’s Early Learning Standards - MN Dept. of Education report (2005)
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Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts - Council of Chief State School Officers Created school standards between states (2010)