Wednesday, July 25, 2018

5 Benefits of Poetry Recitation in a Child’s Literacy Development

In the previous post, we saw that singing and poems recitations are unfortunately not included in the curriculum of most schools in Malaysia.

Yet research suggests that music has direct impact in helping young children develop literacy skills.

What about poetry and recitations then? Do these also have significant impact in helping our young learners develop literacy skills?

What Is Poetry Recitation?

Poetry recitation is literary work where ideas and feelings, accentuated with the use of distinctive style and rhythm is delivered through a public speaking activity with a focus on rhythm, alliteration some repetitions.

Poetry as an art breaks across grammar and syntax to create something new and imaginative for the children. It provides an adventure for the mind.

What are some benefits of using poetry and recitations?

1.  Poetry and Rhymes Help Develop Rhythm

Reading rhyming poetry out loud makes it easier for younger children to learn new vocabulary words.

This is attributed to the rhythmic structure of the stanzas that help create a known context to new and unknown words. They are also introduced to words that sound alike but with different meaning.

Source: http://scholar-base.com/5-benefits-of-poetry-recitation-in-a-childs-literacy-development/

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