THE RHYTHM FOR READING ONLINE CPD BLOG

A positive relationship exists between sensitivity to rhythm & progress in reading.

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.

Reading musicReading 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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