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dc.contributor.authorAhokas, J. Riikka
dc.contributor.authorSaarikallio, Suvi
dc.contributor.authorWelch, Graham
dc.contributor.authorParviainen, Tiina
dc.contributor.authorLouhivuori, Jukka
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-10T09:26:17Z
dc.date.available2024-04-10T09:26:17Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifier.citationAhokas, J. R., Saarikallio, S., Welch, G., Parviainen, T., & Louhivuori, J. (2024). Rhythm and Reading : Connecting the Training of Musical Rhythm to the Development of Literacy Skills. <i>Early Childhood Education Journal</i>, <i>Early online</i>. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-024-01654-4" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-024-01654-4</a>
dc.identifier.otherCONVID_207748776
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/94261
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated whether enhanced rhythm training improves literacy development and working memory performance in pupils in the first and second year of school. According to recent literature, we hypothesized that rhythm-focused training could be effective for children with reading difficulties. Pupils aged 6 to 8 years participated in the study, implemented as part of regular school music lessons. Children were divided into an experimental group that received enhanced rhythm training and a control group that received an equivalent amount of music instruction but without enhanced rhythm training. The intervention was delivered once a week for three months (13 lessons in total). The test battery included pre- and post-measures (0 and 3 months, respectively) with literacy and working memory assessment, and follow-ups (8 and 20 months) with literacy assessment. There was no statistically significant difference between the groups in literacy skills after training. However, there was a moderate improvement in working memory performance for the experimental, but not the comparison group. In a post hoc analysis, we found an effect in a subgroup of lower starting-level readers, as the increase in literacy development of these students was statistically significant in the experimental, but not in the comparison group.en
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEarly Childhood Education Journal
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.subject.othermusical rhythm
dc.subject.othermusic and movement
dc.subject.otherliteracy skills
dc.subject.otherreading impairment
dc.subject.otherclose-to-practice design
dc.titleRhythm and Reading : Connecting the Training of Musical Rhythm to the Development of Literacy Skills
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-202404102827
dc.contributor.laitosPsykologian laitosfi
dc.contributor.laitosMusiikin, taiteen ja kulttuurin tutkimuksen laitosfi
dc.contributor.laitosDepartment of Psychologyen
dc.contributor.laitosDepartment of Music, Art and Culture Studiesen
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle
dc.type.coarhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1
dc.description.reviewstatuspeerReviewed
dc.relation.issn1082-3301
dc.relation.volumeEarly online
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dc.rights.copyright© The Author(s) 2024
dc.rights.accesslevelopenAccessfi
dc.relation.grantnumber346210
dc.subject.ysolukutaito
dc.subject.ysorytmi
dc.subject.ysolukeminen
dc.subject.ysomusiikki
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jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p11405
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p11344
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p11406
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p1808
dc.rights.urlhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.relation.doi10.1007/s10643-024-01654-4
dc.relation.funderResearch Council of Finlanden
dc.relation.funderSuomen Akatemiafi
jyx.fundingprogramCentre of Excellence, AoFen
jyx.fundingprogramHuippuyksikkörahoitus, SAfi
jyx.fundinginformationOpen Access funding provided by University of Jyväskylä (JYU). This work is part of the Academy of Finland grant no. 346210.
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