Dr Marion LongIn 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.
Dr Marion LongChildren with well-developed sensitivity to rhythm are also attuned to phonemes (the smallest sounds of language). These children are able to read unfamiliar words with ease and expand their vocabulary through reading.
Dr Marion LongPhonemic awareness and the ‘alphabetic principle’ need to be explicitly taught until they become automatic. And yet, for some children this 'bottom up' approach does not support progress in early reading.
“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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