Links between early rhythm skills, musical training, and phonological awareness

Reading and Writing

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 739-769

  Moritz, Catherine ^a   Yampolsky, Sasha ^a   Papadelis, Georgios ^b   Thomson, Jennifer ^c   Wolf, Maryanne ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Music; Phonological awareness; Reading; Rhythm; Timing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876682037     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11145-012-9389-0     Document Type: Article

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