Keeping a beat is an important pre literacy skill that’s often not known or spoken about. The neural pathways for beat keeping are intricately linked to reading pathways (Anita Collins’ book The Music Advantage has great info on this) and often time would be better spent on music rather than decoding. Yes, some adults cannot keep a beat accurately and can still read, and some kids can read before they can keep a beat. But the reading process will be much smoother and happen much more quickly if
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Keeping a beat is an important pre literacy skill that’s often not known or spoken about. The neural pathways for beat keeping are intricately linked to reading pathways (Anita Collins’ book The Music Advantage has great info on this) and often time would be better spent on music rather than decoding. Yes, some adults cannot keep a beat accurately and can still read, and some kids can read before they can keep a beat. But the reading process will be much smoother and happen much more quickly if
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