Developing Early Verbal Skills Through Music
Tracy Jeffery
Using rhythm, movement and song with children and young people with additional or complex needs
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Release Date: 25/05/2023
Using rhythm, movement and song with children and young people with additional or complex needs Drawing on current research about the connections between music and speech, this book explains how and why musical activities can be used to support the mechanisms and processes needed for speech.
Ideal resource for professionals looking to support early verbal skills through music-making. Includes easy to follow activities that can be used for a wide range of physiological, neurological, and learning differences.
Containing specific guidance on the physiological, neurological, and learning differences children face when trying to make sense of speech, including hypermobility, autism spectrum conditions, Down Syndrome, auditory processing differences and motor timing difficulties, this guide provides an in-depth evaluation into how you can enhance your practice.
Discover evidence-based and easy-to-use activities such as how to use whistles for breathing, drums to support the ability to 'hear' or produce speech sounds, and how to use songs to support speech.