The Power of Poetry
PromiseReviews is a publication of Mentor A Promise (MAP) , a New York City–based nonprofit serving children and youth ages 5–18 experiencing housing instability through mentorship, literacy, social-emotional learning, and creative expression. Lindsay Yankie, Volunteer Blog Writer at Mentor A Promise April is National Poetry Month in the United States. National Poetry Month was created 30 years ago to celebrate the role of poetry in our culture. If you have never read poetry yourself or to your kids, there are some amazing benefits: Reading poetry with children: According to The Center for Literacy Teaching at Lesley University, Poetry — Helps build phonemic awareness Increases reading and speaking fluency Helps children predict patterns, like what rhyming word will come next Builds Socio-emotional skills [1] Even before a child learns to read, reading aloud is shown to have many benefits to children, even babies. It can strengthen bonds to caregivers and even build voca...