This music set contains songs with vocabulary that emphasizes common Spanish words for young children from infants to early elementary age. CDs: What is the focus of the music CDs in this set? The style of these two CDs is quite different. "Digo y canto 1" primarily contains music and rhyme, and "Digo y canto 2" contains speaking with music and rhythm. Some children find it easier to sing than to speak, and vice versa. Exposing children to both styles is key in achieving the maximum learning potential from the CDs.

This set has three main objectives:
1. To provide Spanish-speaking families energetic songs that entice children of all ages and abilities to learn and sing along.
2. To give verbal practice to children who are developing normal speech and language skills, but who show a desire to learn Spanish. (Spanish immersion classes would benefit greatly from this set.)
3. To give speech and language practice to Spanish-speaking children who are showing delays in their speech and language development.

"Digo y canto 1" songs include:
1. La cancion del mono (The Song of the Monkey) - Vowel sounds
2. Bebo mas (I Drink More) - Vocabulary related to drinks
3. Brinca (Jump) - Action/interaction
4. Soplo burbujas (I Blow Bubbles) - Following directions
5. Perro, perro, perro (Dog, Dog, Dog) - Action words
6. La bomba (The Balloon) - B words
7. Mi cuerpo (My Body) - Body parts
8. Me gusta! (I Like It!) - Common objects
9. A - a dilo conmigo (A - A Say It with Me) - 3 syllable A words
10. Quien? (Who?) - C words
11. Mi gato gordo (My Fat Cat) - G words
12. Adios (Bye Song) - 2 word phrases
13. Instrumental of Mi cuerpo
14. Instrumental of Adios

"Digo y canto 2" songs include:
1. Hola (Hi) - Two-word phrases
2. Vocales (Vowels) - Vowel sounds
3. Dime B M D (Tell Me B M D) - Consonant+vowels
4. Arriba y abajo (Up and Down) - Prepositions
5. Animales, Donde estan? (Animals, Where are You?)- Animals
6. Toca (Touch) - Body parts
7. Vamonos! (Let's Go!) - Vehicle names & sounds
8. Yo como (I Eat) - Foods
9. Si se (Yes, I Know) - S words
10. Mi ropa (My Clothes) - Clothing names
11. Ques es? (What is It?) - Answering questions
12. Que estoy haciendo? (What am I Doing?) - Action directions
13. Instrumental of Arriba y abajo
14. Instrumental of Toca
15. Instrumental of Que estoy haciendo?

Sample music for each set.

Manual:
The 23 page manual included in this set describes what is included in Set 4 and gives many objectives and activities in English and Spanish for using each song whether you are a parent or a professional working with young children.

CD-ROM: What is included in the CD-ROM of Picture Sheets and Other Materials?
The CD-ROM contains:
1. Welcome and general suggestions for the pictures on the CD-ROM.
2. Almost 300 song sheets in color and black & white:
a. Small Follow-Along Sheets
b. Large Follow-Along Sheets
c. Activity Sheets
d. Flashcards
e. Song Request Sheets
3. Objectives and Activities for each song from both music CDs (the same objectives and activities that are printed in the manual).
4. Lyrics to all songs in this set.
5. Thematic/Speech goals for specific speech and language practice - In this section the songs have been grouped according to very specific speech and language goals including common vocabulary, categories of objects, individual speech sounds, and grammatical structures. 6. "Makes Me Want to Sing - Improving Your Child's Speech and Language Skills through Music" - This article gives an overview of the importance of using music with young children. It also expands on the general suggestions for how to help children learn through music.
7. A copy of the manual.

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