How Important Are Poems For Kids?

By Author: Brijesh Kumar
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If we recall our own childhood then probably many of the stories were told us through poems. The question here is why do kids love poems. It is correct that Poems for kids are important for their development.

“Experts in literacy and child development have discovered that if children know eight nursery rhymes by heart by the time they’re four years old, they’re usually among the best readers by the time they’re eight.” according to Reading Magic. San Diego, CA: Harcourt. Poems are significant in development of language as well as physical and mental level.

With poems it is easy for kids to learn something new and remember it for a longer span of time. The rhythmical structure of the words creates a familiarization of the not so familiar words. Poems for kids are a pleasant and easy way to hone their language skills.

It is during childhood that we teach pronunciation, tongue movement and letter recognition with sounds. Poems are designed according to the ability to hear, identify, and recognize different spoken words along with their meanings. There are many words which are similar in sounds but ...
... different in the meaning. Children develop an understanding of it through poems only. Kids enjoy memorizing poems because of the rhythm and also audio and visual representation. Every poem has a memory pattern so that kids don’t get confused between words. Poems for kids help develop a sense of humor and emotional attachment to the stories. Parents use poems to cheer up the mood of their kids. Poems and stories make kids happy.

Children get attracted towards poems, for this rhyme and poems should be bought to them. Apart from textbooks parents can refer to books, magazines as well as newspapers for different poems. Parents should involve their kids in poem activities. Nowadays there are many options of online learning. You can access number of audio and visual rhymes and poems to show your kids. Poems work upon two major area i.e. speaking and listening which build the base of communication among them.

Kindergarten and nursery schools should focus more on audio as well as video representation of lessons for the kids. Not only poem but other subjects should be taught in an interesting way. Pictures, colors and music attract kids more. Young children are drawn to colorful and interactive things. Parents should make full use of such instincts. For kids games and studies are too different category hence for a kindergarten kid a video animation would be a fun game not something to learn. These include nursery rhymes with animation and lyrics, 2D or 3D presentations of stories, etc are more striking than books. It not only enhances the channel of information through audio and video presentation also makes learning a fun and frolic activity.