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Ears, eyes & voices: Rhythm in early reading development
By: Dr Marion Long Published on: 27/02/2025Early reading depends on efficient coordination between the ear and the eye for strong associations between letters and their sounds. Voices matter too, as poor oral language skills are a strong predictor of slower progress in literacy.
Narrowing the Gap: Early reading intervention in Year 1 & Year 2
By: Dr Marion Long Published on: 27/02/2025Since I began doing this work, I’ve found that the most obvious barriers to learning for young children are: fragmented attention, weak inhibition of impulses and an attention span of only a few seconds. Emotional insecurities are also common.
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.
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Discover how rhythm sharpens phonemic awareness
“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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