Tess Prendergast

Nov 1, 2024 | americanlibrariesmagazine.org | Tess Prendergast |Becky Lomax

I will never forget the surprised look on one mom’s face during storytime when I dropped a tip—technically called an aside—about how rhyming helps babies differentiate sounds and prepares them for reading. “You mean that all this singing will help her in school?” she asked. “I thought we were just doing this for fun!”Early literacy activities are certainly fun—but also valuable.