Dr Marion LongDiscover how to teach children to read simple musical notation using inclusive approaches. Conventional methods of teaching involve complex and confusable mnemonics; these methods work for some, but not all children. Here's an effective solution.
Dr Marion LongMusic and language are ‘hard-wired’ through evolution into our nervous system. Although reading is not 'hard-wired', we can learn to read music as well as words, and yet conventional methods of teaching reading suit some, but not all children.
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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