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Music Therapy with Preschool Children on the Autism Spectrum: Moments of Meeting. Early Childhood Education Series
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Barnes, Geoff – Teachers College Press, 2022
With close to 1 million children on the autism spectrum enrolled in U.S. schools, educators need effective interventions that promote young learners' abilities and build cohesiveness in complex classroom groups. Drawing upon video recordings from 16 months in a public preschool classroom, this book depicts the emerging relationships and abilities…
Descriptors: Music Therapy, Preschool Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Preschool Education
A Systematic Literature Review of Chinese Music Education Studies during 2007 to 2019
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Yang, Yang; Welch, Graham – International Journal of Music Education, 2023
Based on findings from a large meta-data-based literature survey, this article is intended to provide a comprehensive synthesis of key features of China's music education system as seen through the lens of n = 116 major research studies, drawn from a total of N = 3,257 high-impact Chinese journal articles published during 2007 to 2019. The…
Descriptors: Music Education, Research Reports, Teaching Methods, Curriculum Development
Sing & Sign for Young Children: A Guide for Early Childhood Professionals
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Watson, Anne Meeker – Brookes Publishing Company, 2022
Research shows that teaching sign language to all young children has a wide range of benefits, from enhancing social-emotional and preliteracy skills to supporting positive parent-child relationships. With "Sing & Sign for Young Children," early childhood professionals will have a fun, easy, and highly effective way to teach and…
Descriptors: Teaching Guides, Preschool Teachers, Singing, Sign Language
Examining the Effects of Preschool Writing Instruction on Emergent Literacy Skills: A Systematic Review of the Literature
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Hall, Anna H.; Simpson, Amber; Guo, Ying; Wang, Shanshan – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2015
This article presents the results of a systematic review of the literature involving writing interventions in the preschool setting. The information presented is timely considering the current expectations for young children to write. Framing the empirical literature within different philosophical approaches, trends were analyzed to identify…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Preschool Education, Literature Reviews, Intervention
The Patterns of Music: Young Children Learning Mathematics through Beat, Rhythm, and Melody
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Geist, Kamile; Geist, Eugene A.; Kuznik, Kathleen – Young Children, 2012
Research on music and music therapy suggests that math and music are related in the brain from very early in life. Musical elements such as steady beat, rhythm, melody, and tempo possess inherent mathematical principles such as spatial properties, sequencing, counting, patterning, and one-to-one correspondence. With new understanding about the…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Therapy, Teaching Methods, Brain
The Effects of Improvisational Music Therapy on Joint Attention Behaviors in Autistic Children: A Randomized Controlled Study
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Kim, Jinah; Wigram, Tony; Gold, Christian – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of improvisational music therapy on joint attention behaviors in pre-school children with autism. It was a randomized controlled study employing a single subject comparison design in two different conditions, improvisational music therapy and play sessions with toys, and using standardized…
Descriptors: Music Therapy, Attention, Autism, Preschool Children