Re: Songs for children with Apraxia

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Wendi,

Time 2 sing CD's are great! My son was dx'd with severe apraxia. I bought the

first one and he just loved it! For the first time he was actually trying to

sing the songs within the month I bought it. I went ahead and ordered the other

two CD's. He LOVES them all. When he wants to listen to them, he says " ing "

(sing).

Steph

Wendi Chapman <WendiChapman@...> wrote:

I was told of a CD with songs that are good for kids with Apraxia. The

songs are song real slow for the kids to catch onto. I think it was

something like TIME FOR YOU??

Please let me know if you know the correct name....

Thanks!

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To All --

I just have to chime in here (OK, no pun intended). I think the idea of CDs

for our kids is great - the more music a kid can listen to the better as far as

I'm concerned. But there are a couple of other points - one of Josh's speech

therapists years ago said to incorporate movement with the kid's attempts at

singing or just listening - the more ways the rhythms and pitches can become

embedded in our kids' neuro pathways the better and it will have a spill-over

effect on speech production generally speaking. So while your kiddoes are

listening, dance with them, have them stretch slowly to slow music, stomp around

with marches, etc.

I must confess I'm a sometimes musician and had been a music ed major in

college lo these many years ago so I am somewhat partial to having music in our

lives to begin with. But, when Josh was a year old he started music therapy

along with SLT, OT, and PT (he's 9 1/2 now) - he's been out of music therapy for

two years now but he's in two music classes at school (and, because of my

background, there's music all the time at home). Josh was diagnosed years ago

with severe verbal/oral apraxia (and hypotonia, dysarthria, sensory integration

dysfunction, and cognitive delays). One thing I had always read and heard was

that kids with apraxia often times speak in a monotone with a flat sound

quality. Josh's private SLP, his school SLP, and his music teacher have all

commented just recently that Josh has a wonderful sing-song voice, that he loves

singing with the music, he hums (amazing work for bilabial sound production!),

and now he's going to be playing recorder (sort of -

those fine motor skill issues need to also be dealt with) in his music class.

His SLPs have commented that they believe the music therapy all these years has

helped with breathing, and thus sound production in speaking, and it has helped

embed the cadence of words and sentences.

So, while listening to CDs is a step, I cannot encourage everyone enough to at

least consider music therapy or music classes for our kiddoes!

Sherry and Josh

Galloway <connors_mommy04@...> wrote:

Wendi,

Time 2 sing CD's are great! My son was dx'd with severe apraxia. I bought the

first one and he just loved it! For the first time he was actually trying to

sing the songs within the month I bought it. I went ahead and ordered the other

two CD's. He LOVES them all. When he wants to listen to them, he says " ing "

(sing).

Steph

Wendi Chapman <WendiChapman@...> wrote:

I was told of a CD with songs that are good for kids with Apraxia. The

songs are song real slow for the kids to catch onto. I think it was

something like TIME FOR YOU??

Please let me know if you know the correct name....

Thanks!

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