How to start with poetry for children? Immersion, leisure, enjoyment, fun

‘Poetry plays a powerful role in increasing students’

literacy skills in schools. But unless literacy starts with

goosebumps, laughter, or contemplation, none of us

would bother to read anything but bills, instructions and

road signs. When teaching the reading of poetry the guide

words should be: immersion, leisure, enjoyment, fun.’

Mandy Coe