The La La Land of English Learning

“Doe, a deer, a female deer

Ray, a drop of golden sun

Me, a name I call myself

Far, a long, long way to run

Sew, a needle pulling thread

La, a note to follow so

Tea, a drink with jam and bread

That will bring us back to do oh oh oh”

Remember Julie Andrews singing this song in ‘The Sound of Music’ while trying to teach the children musical notes? It just brings back some wonderful childhood memories. However, apart from reminding us how we all sang along, it also reiterates the point that music plays a big role in learning different languages and English is certainly one of them.

There is any day a deep connection between a child’s mind and music, which is why doctors also ask mothers-to-be to listen to Bach or Mozart. Those soothing notes can not only relax the baby but can also help in developing their brains.

But how does it help in learning English vocab and why has it always been the preferred medium for learning new languages or for that matter English to be precise.

The Kindred Souls

Language and music have a strong kinship. Both guide each other while happily trotting down the lane of melody, pitch, rhythm, tone, volume, and pauses. As music is understood and learnt through repeated exposure, so is language, which needs the same amount of practice as the others demand. Therefore, it is only natural that music will be explored as a way of making kids learn vocabulary words fast.

Now that we have understood the connection let’s take an insight into the benefits of including music as a learning tool.

Increased Retention

What is the biggest challenge for a child when it comes to learning new words especially English vocab words? It most definitely has to be retention. No doubt they have the brain power but the speed of processing the information and retaining it for future use becomes a tad bit complicated as grasping power differs from child to child. Here is where music plays a big role. If words can be woven together in a string of musical notes, then it will become much easier for the child to remember. You see, kids might just not remember the meaning of the words but they will definitely memorize the words because of the musical notes.

The Zing Swing of Music

Well, if you are wondering what exactly zing swing means, it was just swung together to explain the fun side of music. Now, if you being an adult can fall asleep in a long and stretchy training session then just think about your child sitting through something same. Typically, you may even grasp a little from the session but the kid will not as their attention span is even more fickle than yours is. However, when the same exercise is done through song and dance, it becomes an enjoyable activity for the kids. What more, this strategy can be applied at any level be it K-2 grade or 6-8 grade vocabulary learning or even higher.

When talking about grade learning, you need to know about Vocab Tunes—a unique learning platform, which has come up with the 21 educative root word songs. Meant for K-8 graders, these songs will enable your kid to learn 100,000 words through Latin and Greek root words. Apart from learning, your child can also enroll for its kids dance contests.

So kids, be a part of this La La Land! Sing, Dance and Enjoy while you learn new words.