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A positive relationship exists between sensitivity to rhythm and progress in reading.
Reciting poetry: The role of rhythm in grammatical structure
By: Dr Marion Long Published on: 01/03/2025Have you ever wondered about the relationship between poetry and music? People often ask me why reciting poetry seems to help children, particularly those finding aspects of reading fluency and comprehension somewhat challenging.
What can we do to support the development of reading fluency?
By: Dr Marion Long Published on: 01/12/2024Although the development of reading fluency is less well understood than are other aspects of reading, it can be assessed by tracking a child's engagement with the text, their expression, prosody, flow and understanding, week by week.
Phonemes mixed with fluency and musical notes
By: Dr Marion Long Published on: 26/11/2024In the Rhythm for Reading Programme, we introduce the names of musical notes through rapid responses and multi-sensory approaches. In this way, children experience that learning to read in a small group always feels immersive and playful.
Reading fluency: Should it be fast or slow?
By: Dr Marion Long Published on: 01/11/2024When a child dials their pace of reading up or down to reflect the degree that they are assimilating meaning from the text, their nuanced and flexible response is a strong indicator that their reading fluency and comprehension are in alignment.
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“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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