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‘Mother Goose on the Loose’ encourages families with young kids to work together on words

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Hardin County Schools and Elizabethtown Independent Schools are partnering this summer on “Mother Goose on the Loose,” a summer program for parents of children entering kindergarten or younger to help children recognize the sound, rhyme, and rhythm of words.

The school districts asked community leaders and local elected officials to record nursery rhymes to play on the districts’ social media pages. Families are invited to come find nursery rhymes attached to “porch geese” on display at Cecilia Valley, Creekside, G.C. Burkhead, and North Park elementary schools, Panther Academy, and the Hardin County Public Library, as well as find activity packs for families to complete together.

North Park Elementary Principal Laura Beth Hayes and Panther Academy Principal Carla Kuhn appeared with their respective superintendents, Terrie Morgan and Phil Mullins, at the Hardin County Public Library to kick off the program Thursday. Hayes said phonological awareness is crucial to a child’s literacy skills development.

“While a lot of the phonics skills may be there, we’re still really struggling with what we call PA,” Hayes said. “The PA skills are still really lacking at times. A child can actually learn to read, but they’ll be lacking some of the PA skills, and that affects them on down the road.”

Morgan said the project encourages families to reduce screen time for children and connect.

“The most important part is that connection,” Morgan said. “The fringe benefit is going to be that they learn these skills that are so valuable when they start school.”

Find more information on the Goose on the Loose in Hardin County Facebook page.

Written by: 94.3 The Wolf

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