Sing Today, Read forever!
Singing and music skills are linked with reading.
Singing precedes talking.
Thank you to Vered from BabyinTune
Thank you to Victoria Volz
All children can learn to keep a beat
as well as other basic music skills
Music skills are correlated with reading skills.
Rock ‘n’ Read Project offers:
Brain Train activities - free!
Use to develop babies’, toddlers’, and preschoolers’ brains for reading
A Song A Day: Brain Prep for Pre-Readers
50 fun, short lessons that develop children’s pre-reading skills
Musical Fitness Assessment - free!
Find out whether children have mastered basic music skills
Presentations and workshops
For early childhood educators and K teachers
Research Bibliography:
Effects of Music-Making on Brain Development and Achievement
11 pages of brain research and other studies
For early childhood, reading, music, research, and policy organizations and individuals
Music-Making Matters:
Brain Prep for Pre-Readers Summit
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis
Registration coming soon!
Dr. Anita Collins, author of The Music Advantage
Evidence-based strategies: Rock ‘n’ Read Project
Panel discussion with teachers
The Musical Fitness Movement: all children ready to read by kindergarten
Discussion groups
