You notice when reading begins to flow - and when it doesn't.

Rhythm-based CPD for educators who want to understand how attention, timing, and belonging shape fluent reading. Teachers notice surprising changes in reading and learning that are almost impossible to describe.

“Children that were reluctant to pick up a book, reluctant to read, reluctant to do anything around reading see themselves as readers want to read and start enjoying reading because they internalize the kind of almost MAGIC that goes on in the sessions - that shouldn’t work - but it does! Lower Key Stage 2 Phase Lead Teacher

Explore the Rhythm & Phonemic Awareness Guide

Struggling readers aren’t only demotivated, they’re out of rhythm. Rhythm-based CPD builds fluency in just 10 minutes a week.

You’ve tried phonics, prompts, praise — yet something holds them back. Your students have so much potential, so why does reading feel like Groundhog Day?

The key to accessing your students' reading fluency lies in focus. When rhythm is switched off, attention scatters, decoding stalls, and reading becomes hard work. This isn’t about pushing harder. It’s about helping students get back in sync.

Explore the Fluency Tracker

Founder of Rhythm for Reading, smiling in a calm school environment

THE RHYTHM-BASED APPROACH

How Rhythm for Reading works:

Focus, fluency, and measurable progress in 10 minutes a week.

As children begin to anticipate sound patterns, decoding becomes less effortful. Attention steadies. Reading starts to feel easier.

In just 10 minutes a week, children begin to:

⦿ Articulate with greater clarity in sounds,

⦿ Process words more quickly,

⦿ Read with ease and growing confidence.

Develop shared pace and timing in the sessions

The techniques for building attention and fluency are demonstrated in the video lessons. Teachers co-teach with the video resources each week for the first ten weeks, following a carefully sequenced set of activities that has been researched and refined in schools since 2013. The Rhythm for Reading Roadmap provides a clear curriculum for each year group.

Evidence-based session plans

The aims and objectives of lessons have already been built into the session planners, so teachers can focus on delivery and progress. Teachers track changes in fluency and engagement as they emerge, helping to identify next steps and adjust the level of challenge as needed. Teachers are able to respond more precisely because changes become easier to perceive. Meanwhile, structured reflection is guided by practical, research-informed resources.

On-going teacher support / check-ins

This isn't traditional CPD in a conference room with speakers and slides. It's Online CPD with personalised weekly support. The programme is embedded sustainably way, with short coaching calls keep everything on track. No overwhelm. No unnecessary extras. Each call draws on the session planners and reflection tool, helping teachers stay focused on progress and impact.

Notice subtle changes in fluency, prosody and engagement.

Rhythm for Reading Online CPD is grounded in evidence with fluency at its core. The Reading Fluency Tracker is a simple companion tool that supports careful observation of prosody, engagement and emerging fluency over time. It records tricky words, three levels of fluency and attitudes to reading. Children can add own their comments too. Best of all, it only takes two minutes to complete.

ALL THE DETAILS

Teachers see results fast, with changes that are difficult to quantify, but easy to recognize, and describe real progress in reading (no extra prep required).

"All the students who took part in the project are now reading more fluently"

'Tried and Tested', Special Children Magazine.

Reading should feel easier and it can. In just minutes a week, this reading intervention helps children reset their focus, regulate their attention, and discover the joy of reading. Teachers begin to notice changes in confidence, flow and ease (often sooner than expected).