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Prosody: The Sound of Comprehension and Self-Regulation | Rhythm for Reading

Prosody: The Sound of Comprehension and Self-Regulation | Rhythm for Reading

Prosody: The Sound of Comprehension and Self-Regulation | Rhythm for ReadingDr Marion Long
Published on: 14/09/2025

Prosody in reading signals comprehension and self-regulation. Discover how executive functions and rhythm transform reluctant readers into fluent, engaged learners.

Executive FunctionsReading Fluency
Rhythm-Based Reading: Support for Children Awaiting Assessment

Rhythm-Based Reading: Support for Children Awaiting Assessment

Rhythm-Based Reading: Support for Children Awaiting AssessmentDr Marion Long
Published on: 10/08/2025

Discover how rhythm-based learning keeps pupils engaged and progressing while they wait for formal learning assessments — safe, natural, and measurable.

Executive FunctionsReading Fluency
Why empathy boosts reading comprehension

Why empathy boosts reading comprehension

Why empathy boosts reading comprehensionDr Marion Long
Published on: 16/12/2024

In this post I invite you to consider ways in which a focus on empathy can mitigate the challenges of social disadvantage and boost reading comprehension.

Executive FunctionsReading comprehension
Phonemes mixed with fluency and musical notes

Phonemes mixed with fluency and musical notes

Phonemes mixed with fluency and musical notesDr Marion Long
Published on: 26/11/2024

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.

Phonemic AwarenessReading musicReading Fluency

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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