This lovely woman, Della Palacios, is now living in Boulder, Colorado. One of her offerings is Souns and Rhymes classes for little people. Get to know this remarkable talent. I celebrate that she is a Souns trainer as well!
Souns and Rhymes
The design of this class is to establish a foundation so firm that no holes will ever appear in fundamental literacy skills. It’s a simple brilliance that makes it so profound. Souns® and Rhymes classes consist of two core elements: letter sounds and nursery rhymes. Parents interact with children as language and literacy is brought to life.
I used Souns with my children and taught them nursery rhymes, but it was not until they were three and four years old. Now, I am having the pleasure of watching one-year old babes learn nursery rhymes and letter sounds. Two weeks ago, a 16 month-old said “row row row” in eager anticipation of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.” Another 17-month old pointed out the “mmm” when asked on the poster displaying the rhyme “mary had a little lamb.” She connected the label of the Souns symbol, /mmm/, to the print on the poster.
Simple is best. Teach children nursery rhymes. Teach children letter sounds with lower case letters first. Children will read.
Souns Talk Weblog 
Does your website have a contact page? I’m having trouble locating it but, I’d like to send
you an e-mail. I’ve got some creative ideas for your blog you might be interested in
hearing. Either way, great website and I look forward to seeing it expand over time.
My email is souns@counterpane.org. I am glad to hear from you.