Mother Goose Rules!

What is the appeal of Mother Goose nursery rhymes? Children find the rhymes and alliteration appealing and humorous. Many of the rhymes are short and easy for children to learn. From an educator's perspective, nursery rhymes play an important role in a child's developing phonemic awareness. We tend to think that learning to read begins with learning the alphabet. However, children first need to be aware of the individual sounds that make up words. Mother Goose rhymes and other poetry can help children develop that phonemic awareness.