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The 30 entertaining songs on this Jazzles 'A-Z Clever Songs' recording delight and engage children attaining familiarity with alphabet letters and sound-letter relationships. Reviewed by American Library Association?s Booklist Magazine as having ?outstanding? musical selections, this lively phonics CD mixes a wide variety of upbeat music with simple, not simplistic, lyrics to help preschoolers, kindergarten and elementary children attain early reading readiness. All children love music, rhythm and rhyme. Even those even those having problems focused on structured learning respond well to these jazzy, upbeat clever alphabet songs. Also highly recommended by Children?s Bookwatch Magazine, the Jazzles CD has been developed by Lesley Beth, a children?s writer, composer, artist and experienced teacher. As part of her strategy of achieving early reading readiness by using music to stimulate children, Lesley Beth has designed this CD to be as educational as it is entertaining. Each lyric maximizes words starting with the focus letter. The songs, seldom using alphabet clichés, combine extensive alliteration, rhythm and rhyme to assist memory and recall of sound-letter relationships as well as the order of the alphabet. Having learnt the Jazzles songs, children can then "read" the words of the lyrics so learning the connection between oral and written language ? a vital confidence builder in early reading milestones. Jazzles songs use interesting sound effects within a wide variety of music styles, from country to rock, all skilfully performed by the Jazzles teenage singers and professionally recorded by Trackdown, an award winning motion picture studio with ?The Magic Pudding?, ?Blinky Bill? and ?Moby Dick? to its credits. The CD runs to over 48 minutes and is accompanied by a 16 page descriptive booklet with the lyrics of each song. The differing song content is ideal for associated learning and parental involvement activities covering movement, dramatic interpretation, discussion and extension ideas - such as craft, collage, natural science, personal development and geography etc.