Singing to babies is vital to help them learn language, say scientists

The study said dyslexia and developmental language disorder may be associated with rhythm perception. Photograph: Dobrila Vignjevic/Getty Images

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P … How many would read this to that tune?

According to scientists from the University of Cambridge, there’s more to the earworm than infuriating parents across the English-speaking world – they have found that singsong speech is crucial to helping babies learn language.