# 163. Teaching Early Literacy Skills Through Music & Storytelling with Emily Cadiz of Prelude Early Learning

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Podcast: [Educator Forever](https://stenobird.com/podcast/educator-forever-5757634)
Published: 2025-11-26T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.educatorforever.com/
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## Resource

Emily Cadiz is a teacher, musician, mom of three, and founder of Prelude Early Learning, home of Finnegan the Dragon. After a traumatic brain injury left her needing to relearn how to talk and walk, she rebuilt her skills through music and singing—an experience that inspired Prelude’s music-based approach to teaching language and pre-reading. With 20+ years in education and master’s degrees in education, special education, and music, Emily has created an NIH-supported program that’s shown up to 250% growth in early literacy skills.  In our talk, Emily dives deep into her accident and her history as an educator. She emphasizes why she advocates for inclusive music in classrooms, rather than traditional speech therapy. She also has some great advice for those transitioning from education to entrepreneurship. For all links and resources mentioned in this episode, head to the show notes: https://www.educatorforever.com/episode163 .

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