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

Narrowing the Gap: Catch-up or Catch-22?

Dr Marion Long

Published on: 26/02/2025

Researchers have found that the importance of motivation increases as the child’s perception of reading difficulty increases. The reverse is also true. This is why reading 'catch-up' can also feel as if it’s a catch-22 situation.

Word recognitionReading 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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