Not Your Grandma’s Phonics

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” (Plato, 428BC) Fast forward to the 21st century with the most current educational research about the effects of music on the brain. ("Musical Language" at https://grandmaloutunes.com) This enhanced e-book in story format lays the groundwork for adults working with early readers in any educational setting. The story introduces the fundamentals of a systematic, science-based language program used extensively in Ohio in the late 1980's and 90's. One of ten parts featured a set of poems. In 2007, in collaboration with the program's creator, Connie Anderson added music and a unique listening strategy to the poems! By the same title, the short, one-minute musical poems for children help them enjoy learning the English language. They even have opportunities to play percussion instruments featured in the musical poems. Both the story and the musical poems are definitely "Not Your Grandma's Phonics!"