I’m always on the lookout for picture books that can easily be set to music or ones that illustrate well known songs. I recently came across a new version of “What a Wonderful World” that is my current favorite of all picture books. It is […]
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I’ve been thinking lately about what it takes to raise a successful reader. My oldest daughter, now 12, was reading Boxcar Children when she entered Kindergarten. The reading specialist who tested her reading level was amazed at her ability to read with expression. My middle
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My goal for 2015? You’ll never guess it. It’s simply to read! Ah, but to clarify, my specific goal is to read my ever growing pile of books and journal articles that are NOT on a screen. And I’m going to use this cute picture
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What rhymes with Santa? Well, except for a fruit-flavored carbonated beverage, there aren’t any real words that clearly rhyme with Santa. (If you think of one, please leave a comment below!) The important thing to learn from this post is that rhyming words DO NOT
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As promised in my previous post, it’s time to delve further into the topic of rhyming. We learned last time that the onset is the first sound in a one syllable word and all that follows it is a rime. Nope, that’s not a typo.
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The majority of kids in early childhood pick up the skill of rhyming through osmosis. After frequent exposure to nursery rhymes, books, and singing, they spontaneously start generating rhyming words themselves. These frequently appear as “nonsense words” as they play with language. It might sound
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Here’s a fun and slightly spooky rhyming song that can be used as a stand alone intervention to teach rhyme recognition. It also serves as an entertaining review of body part identification for kids that might need it. By using a physical prop like those
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Hot off the digital presses — Petra Kern and the entire team over at imagine just released the 5th edition of an amazing online magazine focused on early childhood music therapy. Click here for a direct link to the magazine. A review of my book is
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Following the theme of making connections for Music Therapy Advocacy Month, a wonderful discovery for me occurred when I started working with a six year old girl on the autism spectrum named Emily. As part of the assessment process, her primary goal areas were identified
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In honor of Social Media Advocacy Month for music therapy, the Tuneful Teaching Blog is officially taking flight. This has been in the works for about a year. I have been enjoying all the great music therapy blogs out there, all the while learning and
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