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Prosody: The Sound of Comprehension and Self-Regulation | Rhythm for Reading

Prosody: The Sound of Comprehension and Self-Regulation | Rhythm for Reading

Prosody: The Sound of Comprehension and Self-Regulation | Rhythm for ReadingDr Marion Long
Published on: 14/09/2025

Prosody in reading signals comprehension and self-regulation. Discover how executive functions and rhythm transform reluctant readers into fluent, engaged learners.

Executive FunctionsReading Fluency
The 'comfort zone' of reading: Where executive functions and reading fluency meet

The 'comfort zone' of reading: Where executive functions and reading fluency meet

The 'comfort zone' of reading: Where executive functions and reading fluency meetDr Marion Long
Published on: 07/09/2025

Discover how working memory, cognitive flexibility, inhibitory control and rhythm create the 'comfort zone' of reading, where fluency and comprehension align and reading for pleasure begins.

Executive FunctionsReading Fluency
Executive Functions and Reading: One pathway to fluency for fast and slow readers

Executive Functions and Reading: One pathway to fluency for fast and slow readers

Executive Functions and Reading: One pathway to fluency for fast and slow readersDr Marion Long
Published on: 01/09/2025

Discover how executive functions unlock fluency in both fast but not fluent and slower readers — one pathway, one intervention, visible results in three weeks.

Executive Functions
Reading Comprehension, Executive Functions, and Rhythm-Based Learning: A New Frontier in Literacy

Reading Comprehension, Executive Functions, and Rhythm-Based Learning: A New Frontier in Literacy

Reading Comprehension, Executive Functions, and Rhythm-Based Learning: A New Frontier in LiteracyDr Marion Long
Published on: 17/08/2025

Explore how executive functions and rhythm-based learning can transform reading comprehension outcomes in schools. Evidence-based strategies for policymakers and teachers

Executive FunctionsReading comprehension

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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