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While Tuned in to Learning incorporates a variety of evidence-based techniques including music mnemonics, photographic cues, textual cues, scripts, task analyses, and prompt-fading procedures, it is intended to be used as an integrated approach within the student’s wider educational or home program and is not a substitute for specific therapy services or treatment techniques.
In addition, a variety of research links are provided below citing the benefits of music as a therapeutic support:
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Music is an engaging multi-dimensional approach that is accessible to students of all ages and abilities. Because so many individuals with special needs have talents and interests in music, we as educators and parents can capitalize on this strength to help our students grow and learn.
In fact, research tells us that individuals with specific diagnoses such as autism, Williams syndrome, and Rett syndrome may have elevated preference or heightened responses to music when compared to typically developing peers.
Some of the benefits of music-assisted learning include:
- Music is an effective task motivator for many students, decreasing non-compliant behavior during initial instruction and providing a means for increased attention and duration of on-task participation.
- Music functions as a mnemonic aid, assisting students in foundational learning and retention of academic facts, social & communication scripts, and task sequences.
- Similar to the use of visual supports, music cuing provides a means to structure auditory stimuli and speech output for students with cognitive or language delays.
- Music provides concurrent auditory and kinesthetic learning opportunities for students with multiple disabilities, severe orthopedic impairments, or students with visual impairments.
- Music is a successful inclusion tool, engaging special learners and typical peers together in an environment that is meaningful to all participants.
