Language Songs and Games
Overview
By singing or playing games with language, students actively practice their Working Memory, Morphological Awareness, Vocabulary, and Alphabet Knowledge skills through exploration and play.
Example: Use This Strategy In in the Classroom
Design It into Your Product
Use It in the Classroom
Watch a lesson where students practice matching rhyming words to a picture of an item. The teacher highlights the sounds of the words and reinforces the students’ Vocabulary development through this multisensory game.
Design It into Your Product
Watch how Quizlet allows students or teachers to create word games. Users input vocabulary sets then can play simple matching games or review the words in as flashcards.
Learn More
- Explore the Digital Games & Learning subtopic on Digital Promise's Research Map.
Additional Resources
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Factors Supported by this Strategy
More External Memory Aids Strategies
Easy access to common words promotes sight word recognition as students see the words repeatedly.
Creating patterns for remembering classroom processes, narrative structures, etc. supports memory development.
Providing instructions in multiple formats allows students to activate different cognitive skills to understand and remember the steps they are to take.
Cards with strategies for managing emotions help students remember how to act when faced with strong feelings.
Providing a story map ahead of time or having students create a map during or after reading helps learners understand and practice Narrative Skills.
A word wall helps build Vocabulary for reading fluidity.
