Dr Marion LongMusical notation can look daunting. For lower-attaining readers, a few simple notes read in time with music can open a new route into fluent reading.
Dr Marion LongThe children who struggle most can shine brightest on stage. How rhythm and the courage to perform reveal what a classroom can't — and what leaders can learn.
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 LongThe advantages of teamwork and a sense of group membership offer long term benefits for our health and well-being. For example, it is easier to coordinate repetitive actions with others and to communicate regularly when we are in small groups.
Dr Marion Long is the founder of Rhythm for Reading and the creator of Rhythm for Reading Online CPD for teachers supporting lower-attaining readers. Her doctorate at UCL Institute of Education investigated the effects of a rhythm-based music intervention on children's reading behaviour. If you would like to discuss having Rhythm for Reading in your school, please visit the bookings page and select the most convenient date and time.
“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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