Singing songs is correlated with the greatest reading achievement in the shortest amount of time with the most enjoyment of any intervention strategy available for struggling readers! 

Singing builds language retention and automaticity.

In an accidental discovery it was found that students using a software program at home to improve their singing accuracy made surprisingly dramatic gains in reading achievement. After researching the effect, the company Electronic Learning Products developed TUNEin to READING to use singing as an intervention for struggling readers. After four years of studies of over 1000 students funded by the Florida Department of Education and JustRead! ($700,000), the average gain was 1.2 years of reading achievement in 9 weeks--singing three times a week for 30 minutes.  The gains were also reflected in the students' scores on the Florida state comprehensive tests compared with their peers who did not receive TiR practice. Schools and districts across the country are using TiR for struggling readers (Star Tribune). 

A program by Kent State professor Dr. Tim Rasinski (informally known as the "guru of reading fluency in the nation"), SingReadLearn uses reading fluency activities with folk songs to provide greater achievement and more enjoyment similtaneously. 

"I believe in singing to such an extent that if I were asked to redesign the British educational system, I would start by insisting that group singing become a central part of the daily routine. I believe it builds character and, more than anything else, encourages a taste for co-operation with others. This seems to be about the most important thing a school could do for you."  (Brian Eno, composer, producer)