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The author, Alice-Ann Darrow, asserts her argument that music helps students to learn and is a useful tool in reading by citing various research studies dealing with the effects of music on literacy, specifically reading. Darrow states that although the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 dictates that every child should know how to read, 30% of American youths are struggling to read. Music, she argues, is a significant tool to help speed up and help the process of learning to read.

Scholarly source examining the parallels between music and reading. This article goes into depth on how success in music can also translate to success in reading. Examines how learning about music can reinforce concepts such as problem solving, critical thinking and learning itself.

The author states that music and literacy are directly related and that music has a great effect on education, specifically reading. She uses various research studies done on music in literacy to support her claim that music helps students learn. She argues that music is a helpful tool in learning to read.