Monday, May 13, 2013

Music Therapy


Music therapy is a great asset to those students who struggle with communicating with others.  Not only is it beneficial to students but it is also fun.  Music therapy is often used to foster the development of communication, motor, cognitive, and social abilities in students with special needs. Some of the social benefits are decreased agitation, improved behavior, increased attention, and increased socialization.  By incorporating early interventions to children, reading and literacy skills have improved word recognition, logo identification, print concepts, and pre-writing skills.  Music therapy has improved problem solving social skills in children as young as kindergarteners. 

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