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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION JOURNAL
Volume 36, Issue 3, Pages 227-232Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-008-0277-9
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English language learners (ELL); English as a second language (ESL); Music; Reading; Vocabulary; Comprehension; Fluency; Writing
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Integrating experiences with music in the early childhood classroom supports English language learners' literacy development (Peregoy and Boyle, Reading, writing, and learning in ESL. Pearson, Boston, 2008; Saricoban and Metin, Songs, verse and games for teaching grammar. Internet TESL J, 2000). This article describes the benefits of incorporating musical experiences into daily instruction and provides practical activities for classroom implementation, e.g., reading, writing, and singing songs for language skill development, reading fluency, and writing progress. Despite a teacher's level of aesthetic appreciation and musical training, the value of fostering creativity and enhancing literacy instruction through music is vital in today's diverse early childhood classrooms. Music can transform classrooms into positive learning environments where children thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. Providing children with structured and open-ended musical activities, creating an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect, and sharing the joy of creativity with each other all are foundational to bases for the growth and development of the early childhood learner.
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