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When neuroscience met music: The creative work behind Rhythm for Reading

When neuroscience met music: The creative work behind Rhythm for Reading

When neuroscience met music: The creative work behind Rhythm for ReadingDr Marion Long
Published on: 26/04/2026

Discover how a neuroscientist and a world-class composer collaborated to create rhythm-based music resources that transform reading for children aged 5–15. The story behind Rhythm for Reading.

Reading music
Beyond phonics: Why rhythm may be the missing piece in reading development

Beyond phonics: Why rhythm may be the missing piece in reading development

Beyond phonics: Why rhythm may be the missing piece in reading developmentDr Marion Long
Published on: 22/03/2026

Some children receive strong phonics teaching but still don’t read fluently. Research shows the missing link may be in auditory processing. Discover how rhythm-based intervention builds the bridge to fluency.

Phonemic Awareness
If they know the sounds, why doesn't their reading flow?

If they know the sounds, why doesn't their reading flow?

If they know the sounds, why doesn't their reading flow?Dr Marion Long
Published on: 16/03/2026

Children who know their sounds but don’t read fluently need more than phonics. Rhythm-based learning bridges the gap between decoding and fluency.

Reading Fluency
Why Some Children Struggle to Learn: Rhythm, Attention and the Hidden Foundations of Classroom Behaviour

Why Some Children Struggle to Learn: Rhythm, Attention and the Hidden Foundations of Classroom Behaviour

Why Some Children Struggle to Learn: Rhythm, Attention and the Hidden Foundations of Classroom BehaviourDr Marion Long
Published on: 08/03/2026

Why some children appear distracted in class. Explore how rhythm supports attention, phonemic awareness and classroom stability in learning.

Phonemic Awareness

How rhythm defines

phonemic awareness

“It’s only an hour that they have with you over the time that you come in over the six weeks and for it to be able to make, for a lot of them, up to a year’s difference in their reading ability is quite amazing really.” Year 3 teacher

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