The courage to perform: What leaders can learn from the children who shine on stage
The 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.

The 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.

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.

The 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.

“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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