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Teacher's Top-Ten

A teacher's top-ten list of why Kimbo Educational products deserve serious consideration in teaching and learning strategies. J0173996

  1. Nursery Rhymes are one of the best tools for helping children build phonological awareness (an ear for sound).
  2. Movement awakens and activates thinking.
  3. Between birth and three years of age, a child's brain is twice as active as an adult's.
  4. Toddlers are particularly receptive to developing both vocabulary and an ear for sound.
  5. Music decreases anxiety and reduces stress.
  6. Movement is a sensory experience that anchors thought.
  7. Exercise keeps us alert and enhances our memory.
  8. Nursery Rhymes teach the rhythm and patterns of language.
  9. Dancing enhances pattern recognition.
  10. Music and movement build a foundation for literacy.
  11. Vocabulary size and sound discrimination ability (rhyming words, alliteration, etc.) are the two best predictors of reading success.

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