Friday, September 24, 2010

Kindermusik and Special Needs Children

We can’t get enough of the amazing “firsts” that occur in ABC Music & Me among children with special needs. The first time a child speaks. The first time a child sings. The first time a child taps a drum without hand-over-hand assistance. A child finishing your sentence as you recite a poem.

It’s a rare program that can engage and educate a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, a child with a hearing impairment, a fully non-verbal child, and a child with developmental delays . . . all in one room, and all with quantifiable impact.

In observing the impact of music on so many children with so many unique learning profiles, we realize that music truly is universal. The research is catching up with what teachers have known for ages: music's impact on cognition and skills-development is indisputable.

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