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The Smallest Step, The Liveliest Ten Minutes

The Smallest Step, The Liveliest Ten Minutes

The Smallest Step, The Liveliest Ten MinutesDr Marion Long
Published on: 14/06/2026

For the school leader looking for one joyful thing that reaches struggling readers without adding load.

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After the Phonics Screening Check and SATs are Done: What rhythm-based intervention offers children, who need targeted support.

After the Phonics Screening Check and SATs are Done: What rhythm-based intervention offers children, who need targeted support.

After the Phonics Screening Check and SATs are Done: What rhythm-based intervention offers children, who need targeted support.Dr Marion Long
Published on: 08/06/2026

For the children who didn't pass the phonics check — and the Year 7s arriving in September still waiting.

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How rhythm reached the children that conventional teaching could not.

How rhythm reached the children that conventional teaching could not.

How rhythm reached the children that conventional teaching could not.Dr Marion Long
Published on: 31/05/2026

The story behind Rhythm for Reading: the 'football children', the vulnerable moment, and what changed.

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Reading Fluency: Why some children need more than phonics and what the research says

Reading Fluency: Why some children need more than phonics and what the research says

Reading Fluency: Why some children need more than phonics and what the research saysDr Marion Long
Published on: 10/05/2026

When phonics isn't enough, rhythm fills the gap. The neuroscience, the evidence, and who it reaches.

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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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