The Use of Music Therapy to Support Speech and Expressive Language Development for Pre-School Children with Special Needs

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The Use of Music Therapy to Support Speech and Expressive Language Development for Pre-School Children with Special Needs

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Victoria University of Wellington

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Client-centred music therapy with individual pre-school children, involving playful but focused songs, behaviours and instrumental play, can enhance their speech and expressive language development. Four constructs were inductively created using the principles of grounded theory to represent how music therapy was used to support speech and expressive language development for pre-school children with special needs. Secondary analysis was undertaken of qualitative data drawn from usual clinical...

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2012

Creator

Ludlam, Shari K.

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/The_Use_of_Music_Therapy_to_Support_Speech_and_Expressive_La...

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Other education not elsewhere classified / Music therapy / Speech / Children / Preschool / School: New Zealand School of Music / Education not elsewhere classified / Marsden: 330108 Special Education / Marsden: 329903 Therapies and Therapeutic Technology / Marsden: 410101 Music Studies / Degree Discipline: Music Therapy / Degree Level: Masters / Degree Name: Master of Music Therapy

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