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A positive relationship exists between sensitivity to rhythm and progress in reading.
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.
Comprehension, prosody and flow
By: Dr Marion Long Published on: 17/06/2024When a child reads with sensitivity to rhythmic cues and grammar of a phrase or sentence, the unmistakable 'songlike' qualities of speech (also known as prosody) come to life in children’s voices as they read with ease, fluency and understanding.
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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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