Does musical training help reading skills?
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Today’s blog takes its title from a new paper by Reyna Gordon and colleagues (USA) that I am sure will be of interest to many of you. The paper in question is a meta-analysis, a powerful review of multiple studies.
The aim of the paper is to assess whether musical training is associated with a measurable improvement in children’s reading skills and in particular their phonological awareness.