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Are your baseline assessments showing you which children can decode words, but missing those who cannot yet read fluently enough to access learning?

Are your baseline assessments showing you which children can decode words, but missing those who cannot yet read fluently enough to access learning?

Are your baseline assessments showing you which children can decode words, but missing those who cannot yet read fluently enough to access learning?Dr Marion Long
Published on: 06/09/2026

Single word tests show which children decode accurately. Reading connected text aloud can show the extent to which a child can hold meaning across a sentence.

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The courage to perform: What leaders can learn from the children who shine on stage

The courage to perform: What leaders can learn from the children who shine on stage

The courage to perform: What leaders can learn from the children who shine on stageDr Marion Long
Published on: 20/06/2026

The children who struggle most can shine brightest on stage. How rhythm and the courage to perform reveal what a classroom can't — and what leaders can learn.

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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 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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