Music Therapy for SPEECH THERAPY

Music Therapy for SPEECH THERAPY

As we all know that music is such a thing which destresses children or adults. Music makes therapy fun, or exciting and makes the therapy session engaging, which makes learning language and speech a bit easier for a child with a speech disorder. Music attracts most of the children and permits them to participate in the activity quickly. It makes the interaction between therapists and children much comfortable. It is scientifically proven that music has a very positive effect on the development of the brain of children. 

Music Therapy assesses cognitive skills, communication skills, emotional skills, social skills, physical needs, and well being. 

Benefits of Music Therapy 

• Develop coping skills and attention. 
• Increases ability to interact socially. 
• Stimulates and uses many parts of the brain. 
• Increases self-awareness. 
• Increases verbal and non-verbal communication. 
• Increases decision making and sense of control. 
• Enables transference of skills. 
• Enables children to do communicate, participate, and express. 
• Acts as a useful memory aid. 

                              Music in Speech Therapy  

• Using compact disks 
• Using pitch variation 
• Incorporating breathing exercises.  
• Singing familiar or preferred songs with children. 
• Using instruments with pre-established techniques of Speech Therapy 

Music is so powerful and effective that many children begin to communicate when songs are brought into the mix. The use of music in Speech Therapy turns out to be fruitful when children show an increased desire and ability to communicate with others around them. 

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When does a child needs Speech Therapy?

WHEN DOES A CHILD NEED SPEECH THERAPY? 

Most of the parents have this question," How do I know if my child needs a Speech Therapy? While Speech Therapists have many areas of expertise like fluency, stuttering, language issues, etc. 

Speech Therapy for articulation can start with children as early as possible. Different Therapies to improve speech can also begin when: 

• A child cannot produce speech or cannot say words clearly. 
• Children have a problem with speech rhythm and fluency. 
• A child understanding and producing language. 
• Children face swallowing and eating difficulties. 
• Kids experienced cognitive issues such as memory and problem-solving disorders.

All the difficulties mentioned above can occur as a result of neurodevelopment disorders, learning disabilities, hearing loss, brain injury, or stroke. Issues can be developmental, congenital, or acquired. When determining too many errors drawn by the child, a Speech Therapist can identify strategies to overcome the speech disorder of the child. 

Speech Therapy helps children to speak more clarity and also improves communication skills too. This leads to a rise in their confidence level to interact in society. Speech Therapy is more beneficial at the early stage of life. 

Speech Therapy isn't a quick fix because it takes a lot of hard work over months or even years. So, to overcome the speech disorder of your children Take the treatment of speech therapy from IIAHP as soon as possible.    

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