Mr. Graham Crackers Children's Music Singer from Lincoln, IL

Performing traditional children's favorites, as well as the new, tried-and-true songs of our musical contemporaries, "Mr. Graham Crackers", adds his own fun and memorable original songs. Literacy and memory skills are reinforced with engaging stories, such as the African folk tale, "Abi Yoyo" and "How the Ostrich Got It's Long Neck". Repetitious refrains and chants make all of the songs and stories easy for children to become active participants of each performance. Adults, as well as children, will find themselves engaged, bringing back memories of their own musical childhood. As a special added bonus, Mr. Graham Crackers (JG Lightborne) will read and display his brand new children's picture book. "It's A Bright, Cold Sunny Day". ISBN #978-1-5245-4101-9 now available at Amazon books. Scientific research supports the use of music in early literacy instruction and also provides evidence for the positive impact of music instruction on early literacy skills. Specifically, scientists have found evidence that music can improve phonemic awareness, verbal memory, and vocabulary, leading scientists to conjecture that improvements in brain functioning related to these areas are the source of correlations between music appreachiation and reading comprehension test scores. Evidence supports the use of music and music instruction for all children, and suggests that music may have specific positive impact on children who are English language learners and children with reading and other disabilities. Liberate the artistic and musical potential of every child and you may significantly enhance children's language literacy as well. It is my goal to provide a high quality, interactive music program that will: ~Improve early language development, pre literacy, and word recognition ~Strengthen fine-motor, gross-motor, and loco-motor skills ~Cultivate sharing, self regulation, and self control ~Develop the whole child ~Present a fun-filled and educational musical experience