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1 .This is Scientific American 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. Got a minute?
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2 .That's a pre-school child beating a drum, in sync with an adult drummer.
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3 .And here's a pre-schooler who can't find the rhythm.
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4 .Researchers find that the first child, who can match the drum beat, is more likely to have better early language skills and reading potential.
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5 .The study is in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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6 .Rhythm is a key factor in communication.
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7 .Speech rhythm provides important cues for meaning.
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8 .Babies pick up rhythms, and we all use it to help identify syllables and words.
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9 .An inability to properly process speech and sound and rhythm appears to be associated with reading problems.
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10 .In the study, scientists tested 35 children between three and four years old.
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11 .An adult drummer beat a tempo meant to mimic the speed of speech.
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12 .Twenty-two children could beat along; 13 could not.
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13 .The children who kept the beat were faster at naming objects and colors, had superior short-term auditory memory, and were better at rhythm and melody discrimination.
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14 .These skills are all related to language and reading.
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15 .The researchers suggest that such a drumming test could identify children with early language and literacy challenges.
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16 .And training could help the kids overcome those challenges in part by learning to keep a beat.
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17 .Thanks for the minute, for Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber.
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