Nursery rhymes and Dr. Suess storybooks help students as well as adults with rhyming.

When they hear sounds differently

When the English sounds do not exist in their native language

they are likely to have difficulty pronouncing it (Jennifer, 2012)

lack the native speaker's familiarity with

the English songs, rhymes, and stories

(Brown, 2006)

rhyming, as well as alliteration, is one of the first

levels of phonological knowledge.

Using a poem and omit some of the rhyming words, fill out

with students.

Have students fill out the missing words to a poem using

rhyming words.

Music is helpful

Storybooks with rhyming that have pictures to match

Learning to speak English may seem daunting to some young

children; knowing rhymes can be provide motivating stepping

stones that encourage them, especially in the early stages of learning

English when they feel progress is not fast enough for them.