TEACHER TRAININGTeaching the Music of Language Part 1: Exploring Rhythm, Reading, and Writing

Numerous research studies document that children’s ability to hold a steady beat is critical to mastering reading fluency. Join our Teaching the Music of Language, Part I  arts integration workshop to discover how ELA teachers, ELL teachers, and reading specialists can leverage these powerful relationships between between music and language. Watch the video below to explore some of the techniques you’ll learn for teaching rhythm, cadence, and phrasing to improve children’s reading.

First, explore skill-building activities designed to improve students’ mastery of syllabication and accent, auditory discrimination skills, visual tracking skills, and overall reading fluency. Then, learn how to read poems and children’s books with accurate rhythm and phrasing. Finally, explore how poets use musical devices such as rhythm, rhyme, alliteration, and form to shape and craft phrases. Teach these writing techniques to your students and see how their language development flourishes!

Join musician and national teaching artist Marcia Daft for a workshop experience that will transform the way you think about teaching reading. Recommended for teachers of ELL students.