A positive relationship exists between sensitivity to rhythm and progress in reading.
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In 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.
Children 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.
The Rhythm for Reading Programme is evidence-based and has been tried and tested in mainstream and special schools. It offers a cumulative structure and supports an inclusive, systematic and multi-sensory approach to the teaching of early reading.
“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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