Learning many songs “by heart” is the most joyful and brain-friendly way we know to develop the language foundation necessary for successful reading and writing.  Children who learn to sing with fluency, rhythm and expression are more likely to become expressive oral readers and articulate speakers.  Most of the traditional folk songs and delightfully silly songs on these well-loved CDs are sung at a comfortable pace so that children can internalize the sounds of English and Spanish.  These CDs may also remind you of our shared cultural heritage of songs children delight in knowing.  We wish you happy family singing! – N.E.

• Chicken Soup for Little Souls, Kid Rhino Audio Products. (Includes What a Wonderful World with Louis Armstrong.)

• Dr. Jean & Friends, Jean Feldman (Includes Days of the Week.)

• For Our Children, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, James Taylor, etc. Walt Disney Productions. (Includes This Old Man and Tell Me Why.)

• Greg and Steve Playing Favorites, www.gregandsteve.com. (Includes Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah! and I’ve Been Working on the Railroad.)

• I’ll Sing for You & Handed Down Together, Tom Hunter. The Song Growing Co. (Includes Dance Around and Hobo’s Lullaby.)

• In Celebration of Spanish Folk Songs, Hector Pichardo. Nellie Edge Resources, Inc. (Includes
  De Colores and Los Pollitos with permission to make multiple copies.)

• In the Air: Songs That Last, Tom Hunter. The Song Growing Co. (Includes Little Cabin in the Woods and My Bonnie.)

• Music is Magic in Developing Literacy, Nellie Edge, Tom Hunter. Nellie Edge Resources, Inc. (Includes I Can Read Colors, L-O-V-E Spells Love,You Are My Sunshine and other favorite seminar songs.)

• One Light, One Sun, Raffi. Kimble Educational. (Includes Take Me Out To The Ballgame and Tingalayo.)

• Singable Songs for the Very Young, Raffi. Kimble Educational. (Includes Aikendrum and Willoughby Wallaby Woo.)

• Teaching Peace, Red Grammer. (Includes See Me Beautiful, and I Think You’re Wonderful.)

• Ten Carat Diamond, Charlotte Diamond. (Includes May There Always Be Sunshine sung in many languages and Four Hugs a Day.)

• Songs Children Love to Sing, Ella Jenkins. Folkway Records. (Includes Miss Mary Mack and This-A-Way/That-A-Way.)

• Through Children’s Eyes, The Limeliters. Brass Dolphin Records. (Includes Morningtown Ride and This Land is Your Land.)

• Thumbprints & Thumbprints Too, Bev Bos. Turn-the-Page Press. (Includes Walkin’ in the Sunshine, and I’m Gonna Mail Myself to You.)

• Hip Hop Alpha Bop 2, Jack Hartmann (features Hip Hop Tooty Ta)