The Relationship between Music and Reading in Beginning Readers.

Lamb, Susannah J.; Gregory, Andrew H.

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ERIC Number: EJ480293

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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The Relationship between Music and Reading in Beginning Readers.

Lamb, Susannah J.; Gregory, Andrew H.

Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, v13 n1 p19-27 1993

Reports on a study of the relationship of both phonemic and musical sound discrimination to reading ability among 18 British first graders. Finds that discrimination of musical sounds is related to music performance but that the influential factor is a specific awareness of pitch changes. (CFR)

Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Foreign Countries, Grade 1, Letters (Alphabet), Listening Skills, Music, Phonemes, Phonics, Primary Education, Reading Ability, Reading Instruction, Reading Readiness, Word Recognition

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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