http://vannatx.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/review-heidisongs-singable-songs-for-letters-and-sounds/ Teaching is not a profession, it's a passion Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:36:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://vannatx.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/review-heidisongs-singable-songs-for-letters-and-sounds/#comment-116 vannatx Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:34:50 +0000 http://vannatx.wordpress.com/?p=212#comment-116 Hi Sarah: In order for anything to be effective it needs to be done on a consistent basis. We know that young children learn best via repetition which is why we teach things like rhyming, patterning, and concepts of print all year long. The classes that had the best results with Singable Songs for Letters and Sounds were those that showed the DVD daily. Of course, it's too long to show all at once, so most teachers would show 4-6 letters at a time during transitions. For example, when the teacher was setting up ABC centers she may show letters A-E, when she was setting up for math centers show F-J, then after lunch she shows K-O while the kids cool down and so on. When shown on a consistent, daily basis over a specific period of time Singable Songs for Letters and Sounds is highly effective. I'm sure if you e-mail Heidi at her website she would also be glad to give you ideas and support for using the Letters and Sounds products, she is super nice. -vanessa Hi Sarah: In order for anything to be effective it needs to be done on a consistent basis. We know that young children learn best via repetition which is why we teach things like rhyming, patterning, and concepts of print all year long. The classes that had the best results with Singable Songs for Letters and Sounds were those that showed the DVD daily. Of course, it’s too long to show all at once, so most teachers would show 4-6 letters at a time during transitions. For example, when the teacher was setting up ABC centers she may show letters A-E, when she was setting up for math centers show F-J, then after lunch she shows K-O while the kids cool down and so on. When shown on a consistent, daily basis over a specific period of time Singable Songs for Letters and Sounds is highly effective. I’m sure if you e-mail Heidi at her website she would also be glad to give you ideas and support for using the Letters and Sounds products, she is super nice.
-vanessa

]]> http://vannatx.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/review-heidisongs-singable-songs-for-letters-and-sounds/#comment-115 Sarah Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:25:42 +0000 http://vannatx.wordpress.com/?p=212#comment-115 I have this video in my classroom and I showed it to my students occasionally but I am curious as to how you incorporated it into your curriculum -- when during the schedule did you show it and how often to be as effective as you say? Thank you, Sarah I have this video in my classroom and I showed it to my students occasionally but I am curious as to how you incorporated it into your curriculum — when during the schedule did you show it and how often to be as effective as you say?
Thank you,
Sarah

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