A bit of fun not just for one

By: Mrs. Baxter, M.A. CCC-SLP

An important skill in phonetic/phonological tasks is the ability to hear rhyme and alliteration. Reading and hearing rhymes and doing rhyme activities with children is beneficial to their reading skills. Here are some websites for rhyming activities.

www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/index.htm contains lyrics, coloring pages, craft ideas. Magnetic poetry www.snaithprimary.eril.net/nursery.htm. Rhyming picture cards www.kizclub.com/rhymes.html. Jump rope jingles www.aacswnyric.org/donius/jump_rope/rhymes.html . Tongue twisters provide an opportunity for practicing alliteration. Or try these-

Tongue twister data base www.geocities.com/Athens/8136/tonguetwusters.html.

The international collection of tongue twisters www.uebersetzung.at/twister/index.htm.

An excerpt from an article in the ASHA Leader by Judith Kuster

Have fun rhyming!