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Not a quick fix
- Music therapy is not a quick fix, but rather it supports the child’s development from the inside out, helping them develop a foundation and then build on it to develop much needed skills.
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Aug 13, 2021 · This scoping review addresses peer-reviewed research on musical interaction with children and young people with severe/profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (S/PIMD). Twenty-five articles published between the years 2000 and 2020 met the inclusion criteria.
- Linn Johnels, Simo Vehmas, Jenny Wilder
- 2021
Music therapy is a motivating and refreshing way to special needs children make much needed progress. Here’s a bit on the outcomes, benefits, and drawbacks of music therapy.
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We included prospective intervention studies; whether randomized or not, controlled or not, focusing on the effects of music therapy in learning disabled children. We excluded other types of study designs.
We included studies on learning disabled children aged from 5 to 12 years old, with average intelligence quotient according to the IQ test. Children must be assessed and diagnosed as learning disabled by any standardized or unstandardized tests and/or batteries.
Any approach of music therapy alone or combined with cognitive therapy compared with a control group. Music therapy can be in the form: individual or group music lessons or musical training with a music advisor or teacher at music school (extracurricular) or at the school where the children are receiving their formal instruction, either as part of ...
We included studies that reported the impact of music therapy on the following planned outcomes: reading skills, reading fluency, phonological awareness, spelling, writing skills, or arithmetic cognition, any, or some, or all.
Included studies must be conducted at governmental or nongovernmental schools, hospitals, or institutes.
We included studies published in a peer-reviewed journal, in the duration (from 1st January 1999 to 30th October 2020).
- Feeby Mina, Mohammed El Sayed Darweesh, Ahmed Nabil Khattab, Shaimaa Mohammed Serag
- 2021
Apr 29, 2022 · A systematic search was conducted in April 2021 identifying seven peer-reviewed studies which included music-based interventions with at least one person with profound and multiple learning disabilities. Findings reveal the interventions varied in their frequency, duration and content.
Dec 1, 2021 · There is little evidence found that music therapy (with or without cognitive therapy) is an effective aiding factor in rehabilitation therapy regarding spelling, arithmetic, writing,...
Apr 7, 2020 · Music helps children with special needs learn to participate in very different ways as opposed to a traditional classroom setting (auditory or visually). Instead of speaking or writing, a child can use music to communicate their experiences.
Oct 20, 2017 · How can it help children with disabilities? According to the American Music Therapy Association, music therapy can strengthen and reinforce areas of speech, cognitive abilities, motor coordination and range of motion.
