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

Learn to read music and develop executive functions: The exception rather than the rule

Dr Marion Long

Published on: 01/07/2024

Schools mitigate the effects of economic disadvantage by ensuring children can access a broad and balanced curriculum, rather than an impoverished one. Teaching time is a precious resource, so how might schools approach the teaching of musical notes?

Executive FunctionsReading music

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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