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

What happens when rhythms and phonemes collide?

Dr Marion Long

Published on: 15/10/2024

Why some children hear 'ch' and 'sh' as the same sound — and how rhythm sharpens the front edge of a phoneme, where the difference actually lives.

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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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