Good language skills are developed by listening, speaking, reading and writing in that order. Research has shown that young children who consistently listen to literature, then verbalize it, become better readers.
In a most appealing way, the Listen ‘N Learn Program begins this
essential process for the young child. It lays the foundation for
future reading success!
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| Program Benefits
The Listen ‘N Learn program enhances:
- Early Reading Skills: picture clues, comprehension, character and setting identification, retelling a story, identifying problem/solution in a story, predicting outcomes, making inferences and sequencing.
- Language Skills: opportunities to use language effectively; to speak in complete sentences; to share information, and to increase vocabulary.
- Cognitive Skills: develops attention span and the ability to listen to longer more involved stories; following multi-step directions; concentration of tasks from beginning to end.
- Social/Emotional: youngsters enjoy interacting and conversing with teacher and other children while developing confidence to try new things and speak in front of others.
*Analysis of the National Educational Longitudinal Study by the University of California researchers shows a relationship between arts involvement and academic achievement as indicated by better grades and improved standardized test performance.
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Listening to stories and plays activates the imagination and allows
children to use the magic of their mind. Speaking brings imagination to
life.
Excellent resource for preschool, kindergarten,special education, youth libraries, literacy programs, ESL and much more.
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