From what I have read and seen about music therapy, I think it is a wonderful thing. Everyone loves music, so why not use something people love to help them achieve their goals?
- I think music would be very beneficial to students in reading and literacy. I read an article about a student who struggled with dislexyia so much that he was almost to a point where he wouldn't do homework. His mother had heard some success stories about music therapy so she thought she would give it a try, and music therapy worked for her son too. He would write lyrics to songs and this helped him cope with his dislexyia. It is important to use music activities in the classroom to help other students like this boy learn to read and write. Music is a great way to help people relax and could help make students less frustrated with certain things.
- I also read an article about using music therapy to help children with autism develop social skills. I think there are some pretty useful approaches that I read about. A teacher can use instruments as a way for students to work together and develop social skills. They can pass instruments around the room or one student can hold a drum and another student can hit the drum. These sound like great ways for students to develop social skills.
Music therapy sounds great and seems to help students. It is fun to hear about students who have had music therapy and their success stories, because it shows that music therapy does help! This is why music must be integrated into the curriculum in any way possible!
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