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Working memory and rapid progress: from phonics to comprehension

Working memory and rapid progress: from phonics to comprehension

Working memory and rapid progress: from phonics to comprehensionDr Marion Long
Published on: 19/04/2025

Over the past 12 years, I’ve spent time in schools listening closely to pupils, collecting data, and noticing the quiet patterns that shape progress. This post reveals the trends that emerged over this time.

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Marion Long PhD

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.

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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