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Sounds of Letters, Digraphs, and Blends*
Sounds of Letters, Digraphs, and Blends*
- Initial letter sounds from A to Z
- Consonants, Blends and Digraphs
- Long and Short Vowels
Songs that Build Phonological Awareness*
- Concepts of Words and Syllables
- Recognition and Production of Rhymes
- Word Families — Phonograms — Onsets and Rimes
- Segmenting, Blending, and Manipulation of Phonemes and Syllables
ESL / EFL / ESOL Songs* Elementary Concepts*
- Concepts of words, names, opposites, animals, colors, and shapes.
- Songs that Teach Parts of Speech, Punctuation, and Spelling
Vocabulary and Idioms
- I Ain’t Got (A Good Enough Vocabulary) — Fill Your Head®
- Idioms — Jim Thompson
- Idioms — Ron Brown
Reading Comprehension
Playing With Traditional Literature
- The Gingerbread Girl Rap — Jim Rule
- Hey There, Goldilocks — Ron Brown
- The Lion and the Mouse — Jack Hartmann
- Little Henny Penny — Ron Brown
- The Little Red Hen — Jackie Cytrynbaum
- Slow and Steady — Susan Harrison
- Three Bears Blues — Andrew Queen
- The Three Little Pigs Rap — Jim Rule
- The Ugly Duckling Blues — Susan Harrison
Playing With Words
(See also Phonemic Awareness Songs)
- Miguel the Magic Monkey — Jack Hartmann
- Rhyme Riddles — Marla Lewis
- Topsy Turvy — Fran Avni
- The Word Family Song — J.W. Snyder
Songs that Encourage Children to Read
- Make Reading a Habit — Ben and Elizabeth Stiefel
- Partner Reading — Kathleen Wiley
- R.E.A.D. — Susan Harrison
- Read A Book — Marilyn M. Linford
- Ready to Read — Jack Hartmann
- Read, Read, Read — David East
- We Love to Read — Marla Lewis
- You Want to Read — Jennifer Fixman
Even more children’s songs and lyrics can be found on Free Songs for Kids