Music for Developing Speech and Language Skills: A Guide for Parents and Therapists

Provides an elementary understanding of speech and language development, and how music may be used therapeutically and educationally as a facilitator with children. Includes examples of how music may be used in the assessment and evaluation of speech and language skills, and provides songs and other musical materials which have been used successfully by music therapists in carrying out developmental and therapeutic goals for speech and language with children. An excellent tool for the development of both verbal and nonverbal communications skills.