Title: Sing to Read!: Letter Names, Letter Sounds, Color Words, Vowels, Contractions, and Punctuation for Emergent Readers
Author: Deborah L. Ellis
Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 978-1643613567
Pages: 90
Genre: Children’s Education / Educational / Music
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina

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Brad Henry once said, “A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.” In author Deborah L. Ellis’ book Sing to Read!: Letter Names, Letter Sounds, Color Words, Vowels, Contractions and Punctuation for Emergent Readers, a good teacher is shown to readers as they introduce a refreshing new way to teach young children basic reading skills.

In this book, author Deborah L. Ellis uses years of knowledge and practice to showcase new and fun ways to engage with students on a younger scale to help them learn the various ways to read and sound out letters. In just a short book, the author gives the reader the tools, tips and practices that will allow them to interact with students or young children and help them grow and improve their reading skills in a fun and natural way. Using music, rhythms and even tongue twisters, the author gives some fantastic insight into how to gain student’s understanding and attention when it comes to reading skills needed in life.

Any longtime reader or writer will understand the importance of those early years in school learning these basic reading skills. It allows students to understand the words they speak and in doing so understand the importance of education as a whole. The author does a great job of highlighting these specific techniques and practices which will allow young people to learn these skills, using basic rhythm and color schemes to highlight certain letters, words and pronunciations.

This is a book for anyone who enjoys educational aids interested in educating young children in general and who wants to educate students specifically on the importance of basic reading skills. As a longtime reader and writer, it connected with me to see the new and creative ways the author created to connect with young readers in a way most are never taught in school. With such a wide array of students who all have their own way of learning things, thinking outside the box and creating different techniques like the ones featured in this book are a stroke of genius which will help improve literacy in young children as a whole.

This book is a quick, easy to follow and extremely helpful to young readers, educators and interested readers in general. Showing the educational tools needed to make basic reading skills not only understandable but entertaining for young people, this book is a refreshing new take on the educational genre, and is something that readers and educators will not want to miss. Grab a copy of author Deborah L. Ellis’ book Sing to Read! and help drive students into the world of literacy in a bright new way.