Music Therapy as an Aid for Increasing Auditory Awareness and Improving Reading Skill
- 1 March 1979
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Music Therapy
- Vol. 16 (1) , 31-42
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/16.1.31
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a planned series of music activities designed to expand auditory perception and improve language skills in learning disabled children. It was intended to substantiate the relationships between audition and language, music and language, and behavior and language. The 36 children were divided into three groups and treated for reading difficulties using prescriptive music therapy, language development activities, and a combination of these. All children were pretested and posttested for skill in reading recognition, reading comprehension, spelling, nonverbal auditory awareness, and verbal auditory awareness. Although the music therapy group showed the highest mean difference in the pretest and posttest scores, an analysis of variance showed no statistical differences among the three groups.Keywords
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