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A positive relationship exists between sensitivity to rhythm and progress in reading.
Rhythm, reading and reciprocation: Why children need time and spaces to play
By: Dr Marion Long Published on: 15/06/2025This post explores the important role of play in emotional development, social connection and classroom engagement and looks at rhythm through the lens of play.
Rhythm, reading and connection: The prosocial effects of expression
By: Dr Marion Long Published on: 31/05/2025What’s the answer when the pressure builds in June? For those fortunate enough to anticipate a restful August, the promise of space and quiet steadies the system. If there’s nothing in the diary, an unspoken unease lingers. Externally, the professional stance continues: curriculum goals, measurable outcomes, maintaining standards. Internally, the longing for steadiness calls quietly. Rhythm bridges that gap. No, it's not a change of direction, but a return to the quiet, steady pulse that brings connection back into the system.
Rapid learning: The context of emotional stress and effortful control
By: Dr Marion Long Published on: 23/05/2025Self regulation may protect disadvantaged children from some of the adverse effects of poverty, by enabling coping skills. It is important that they are supported emotionally and given opportunities to build up their capacity for self-regulation.
Ten minute sessions support transformation
By: Dr Marion Long Published on: 10/05/2025In this post, I reflect on why ten minutes — used with rhythm, structure, and care — can become a transformative container for learning. Especially now, when so many children are struggling to sustain focus.
How rhythm defines
phonemic awareness
“It’s only an hour that they have with your 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.”
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