Using individual differences approaches, a growing body of literature finds positive
associations between musicality and language-related abilities, complementing prior …

Rhythm and meter are central elements of music. From the very beginning, children are
responsive to rhythms and acquire increasingly complex rhythmic skills over the course of …

Despite abundant evidence that music skills relate to enhanced reading performance, the
mechanisms subtending this relation are still under discussion. The Temporal Sampling …

The ability to synchronise one's movements to the sound of a regular beat has been found to
be associated with children's language and reading abilities. Sensorimotor synchronisation …

Intentionally or not, humans produce rhythmic behaviors (eg, walking, speaking, and
clap**). In 1974, Paul Fraisse defined rhythmic behavior as a periodic movement that …

The present longitudinal study investigated the hypothesis that early musical skills (as
measured by melodic and rhythmic perception and memory) predict later literacy …

Rhythmic skills have been repeatedly found to relate to children's early literacy skills. Using
rhythmic tasks to predict language and reading performance seems a promising direction as …

El estudio de los factores que contribuyen al aprendizaje de la lectoescritura incluye
factores de tipo prosódico. La evidencia sugiere que las habilidades rítmicas de las niñas y …

This study was conducted to investigate the previously indicated causal relationship
between reading impairment and difficulties in rhythm perception in an adult sample. In our …

The study of the factors contributing to literacy acquisition is expanding, including prosodic
factors. In addition, there is evidence that the rhythmic abilities of boys and girls participate in …