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Rhyming helps children start to pay attention to the sounds in words, which is an important first step in learning to read. Rhymes are an extension of children's language skills. By hearing and saying rhymes, along with repeated words and phrases, your child learns about spoken sounds and about words. Rhymes also spark a child's excitement about what comes next, which adds fun and adventure to reading.

What You Need
Books with rhyming words, word games or songs

What to Do

Play rhyming games and sing rhyming songs with your child. Many songs and games include clapping and bouncing and tossing balls.
Read nursery rhymes to your child. As you read, stop before a rhyming word and encourage her to fill in the blank. When she does, praise her.
Listen for rhymes in songs that you know or hear on the radio, TV or at family or other gatherings. Sing the songs with your child.
Around the home, point to objects and say their names, for example, sink. Then ask your child to say as many words as he can that rhyme with the name. Other good easily rhymed words are ball, bread, rug, clock and bread. Let him use some silly or nonsense, words as well: ball-tall, call, small, dall, jall, nall.
Say three words such as cat, dog and sat and ask your child which words sound the same-rhyme.
If your child has an easy-to-rhyme name, ask her to say words that rhyme with it: Kate-plate, late, wait, date, gate.
If a computer is available, encourage your child to download and run rhyming games.

Information source: U.S. Department of Education - Helping Your Preschool Child

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