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Beyond decoding: How rhythm and prediction shape reading fluency

Beyond decoding: How rhythm and prediction shape reading fluency

Beyond decoding: How rhythm and prediction shape reading fluencyDr Marion Long
Published on: 12/01/2026

Reading fluency relies on neural timing, rhythm and prediction. Explore how anticipation and entrainment shape language, reading and flow.

Reading Fluency
Why rhythm matters for reading: The missing link in phonemic awareness and fluency

Why rhythm matters for reading: The missing link in phonemic awareness and fluency

Why rhythm matters for reading: The missing link in phonemic awareness and fluencyDr Marion Long
Published on: 23/11/2025

Discover how rhythm shapes phonemic awareness, fluency and reading ease, and why phonics alone isn't enough to support confident easy readers.

Phonemic Awareness

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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