(NR Times) – The study examined how children aged two to six responded to joint therapy sessions delivered during inpatient neurorehabilitation. Researchers identified three ways the combined approach supported communication development.
Familiar songs encouraged vocal expression, while active musical play strengthened turn-taking and social reciprocity, or the ability to respond to and interact with others. Musical activities also provided motivating opportunities for children to make choices.
The study was led by the University of Limerick’s Health Research Institute. Dr James Burns, a University of Limerick researcher and paediatric music therapist at the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dublin, led the research. CONTINUE