Music as an ICT in Special Education - 9 views

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  #1 Jacquie Twidale on 27 Feb 13

   

  I am very intruigued by the use of music in special education. I have done alot of reading and found how it can be used to engage students with autism and connect them to the world in a social way that would otherwise be unaccessible to them! This website has some great stories! http://www.austmta.org.au/wp/wp-content/uploads/special-ed-casestudy.pdf If you have kids with autism in your class naturally you want them to be engaging and interacting with them other kids in the class and music can be that facilitator as Dr Katrina Mc Ferran states "Music offers a balance between structure and freedom that can make sense for young people with autism." Other studies have shown that even just listening to music during class can dramatically improve the behaviour of the students. http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworks/3296/. There is even a fantastic technology available now called a sound beam device (www.musicplayforlife.org) that allows people with quadriplegia to create music! Thereby owning the music themselves and communicating their emotions and needs in a way otherwise impossible. Woah music!!

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I am very intruigued by the use of music in special education. I have done alot of reading and found how it can be used to engage students with autism and connect them to the world in a social way that would otherwise be unaccessible to them! This website has some great stories! <a href="http://www.austmta.org.au/wp/wp-content/uploads/special-ed-casestudy.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.austmta.org.au/wp/wp-content/uploads/special-ed-casestudy.pdf</a> If you have kids with autism in your class naturally you want them to be engaging and interacting with them other kids in the class and music can be that facilitator as Dr Katrina Mc Ferran states "Music offers a balance between structure and freedom that can make sense for young people with autism." Other studies have shown that even just listening to music during class can dramatically improve the behaviour of the students. <a href="http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworks/3296/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworks/3296/</a>. There is even a fantastic technology available now called a sound beam device (<a href="http://www.musicplayforlife.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.musicplayforlife.org</a>) that allows people with quadriplegia to create music! Thereby owning the music themselves and communicating their emotions and needs in a way otherwise impossible. Woah music!!</div>

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  #2 vickiwilliams on 01 Mar 13

   

  I found this topic very interesting and informative. Thankyou for the website links. I am sure they will be very helpful in my role as a teacher within the classroom. Music is a great tool to connect with all people. Music brings people together.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I found this topic very interesting and informative. Thankyou for the website links. I am sure they will be very helpful in my role as a teacher within the classroom. Music is a great tool to connect with all people. Music brings people together.</div>

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