It’s never too early to start reading stories to a baby, even if it’s a newborn. Likewise, there is no age to start with rhymes and short verses, in fact it is a good way for the little ones to acquire concepts and work on phonological awareness, something very important in development, since it allows them to recognize the sounds of language and the forms of writing, important pillars to learn to read and write.
If we look back, surely we still remember rhymes, little songs and verses that are part of our childhood because we had fun with them, without knowing the benefits they brought us in our development.
Undeniable benefits of rhymes and verses in preschool:
They work on phonological awareness (ability to hear, identify and use the individual sounds of words). Rhymes help them learn sound patterns, which encourages learning to read and spell.
They favor reading and writing, in fact, according to some researchers, it is impossible to master reading without recognizing the rhyme. Between 4 and 6 years children begin to work literacy in children and one of the resources used is the rhyme of words and repetition of sounds through verses and funny songs that are not monotonous.
It encourages their memory and concentration, as they must remember words and their sounds to find words that rhyme with each other.
They develop speech and language, acquiring vocabulary, sentence structure and correct pronunciation and accentuation (prosody). Rhymes encourage children to acquire the rhythm and tone of speech, learn to combine words and recognize vowels and consonants.
They improve social skills through humming or reciting verses with parents, caregivers, and other children. Reciting familiar rhymes and verses makes them safer in their nursery or elementary school when they see that the other children also know them, connecting with each other to socialize.
Rhyme that rhymes, Pere Martí.
But beyond all the benefits of rhymes, an important aspect of them is that children find them attractive and fun, which means that just as we learned with them when we were little and still remember them today, they serve as entertainment and effortless learning tool.
Rima que rima, by Pere Martí is a small book with great content. 176 pages with rhymes and short verses written in capital letters first with stick letter and below in lowercase using linked letter to encourage children to recognize it without difficulty, since it is the one that is usually used in literacy.
Each double page follows the same structure: one of its faces with the rhyme in two fonts and the other in full color with an illustration that perfectly describes the rhyme giving it more strength.
With rhymes it is easy for there to be a word that they do not know and nothing happens because the grace is also that it serves to learn vocabulary, so these illustrations serve as a guide to decipher the word that they may not know.
Título: Rima que rima
Autor: Pere Martí
Editorial: Anaya.
Temática: rimas, versos.
ISBN: 978-84-698-9106-3
Detalles: 176 págs, 18 x 26 cm
¡Qué divertido rimar con sentido!.
Me parece un libro maravilloso para peques de infantil y primeros cursos de primaria. Sus rimas son cortas y sencillas para entender e incluso memorizar. Además, tiene tal cantidad de rimas que nunca se aburrirán ni se volverá repetitivo fácilmente.
El formato también es cómodo, apaisado y en pequeño tamaño para las pequeñas manitas que lo manipulen. Y en cuanto a las ilustraciones, me parece de lo más acertado incluirlas para dar más fuerza a la rima y ser una descripción tan fiel a la misma. Ya se sabe que con los niños tan pequeños, donde hay color e ilustraciones, hay un mejor entendimiento.
Creo que es un buen recurso para la escuela, donde se puede utilizar desde los 4-5 años para familiarizar a los niños con las rimas e introducirlos en el mundo de la lectoescritura de forma divertida. Sus textos y la tipografía empleada facilitan mucho la lectura y comprensión, permitiendo a los niños que ya sepan leer que lo hagan solitos sin dificultad.
How about playing with children to create our own rhymes? Let them complete each of the verses with another word different from the proposal and that makes sense. It will be a lot of fun.
About the authors:
Pere Martí i Bertran was born in Sant Quirze de Besora in 1952. In addition to being a writer, he is a professor of language and literature and has collaborated in various media with articles related to teaching and children’s literature. He coordinates a weekly radio program dedicated to children’s literature on Radio Vilafranca.
The illustrations are by Cristina Fernández, Elisa Bernat, Mercé Galí, Celia Bornas, Roser Matas, Paula Blumen and Núria Feijoó.
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