2) When students are empathetic to the autistic student and willingly help and include that student in activities. 3) Parents can see their child on stage during a per- formance and they are performing to the best of their ability. Te student can be successful during a per- formance with the help of other students, a classroom aide or visuals used by the music teacher during the performance. 4) A student you have worked with in a preschool setting who is nonverbal until second grade begins singing his first song, Tis Land Is Your Land, in fourth grade with his class and the class claps for them because we all know that is quite an accomplishment!
Some of your best teaching moments and memories will come from working with these students and their families.
Resources
START Training Te Statewide Autism Resources and Training Project (START) is worthwhile for all teachers to take. Your ISD’s will provide this training throughout the year. Te training will cover the above topics more in depth and give you tools to use with your autistic students. Here is a link for START training:
https://www.google.com/search?q=LINKS+au- tism+support&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=START+training
Web Sites Alice Hammel Website. Dr. Hammel is the author of Special Learner’s in Music and a recognized expert on teaching chil- dren with special needs.
http://www.people.vcu.edu/~bhammel/special/types/au- tism/
Coast Music Terapy is a music therapy agency located in San Diego, CA, co-founded by Michigander Michelle Lazar, a graduate of Western Michigan University. Tis link takes you to a page featuring summaries of research on music and autism with links to pdf articles.
http://www.coastmusictherapy.com/how-music-helps/au- tism-research/
Nurse Journal: Social Community for Nurses Worldwide. Includes the article “Te Benefits of Terapy for Autistic Children” along with links to related web sites.
https://nursejournal.org/community/the-benefits-of-mu- sic-therapy-for-autistic-children/
Pinterest Pages for Special Learners. Links to the MMEA pinterest page for special needs resources.
https://www.pinterest.com/MIMUSICED/special-needs-re- sources/
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Wiseman, S. (2015). Te use of music as an educational in- tervention for children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). Research in Teacher Education, 5(1), 7-14.
Denise Wilkinson is the Michigan Music Education Professional Programs and Outreach Chair. She is the current President of Mid Mich- igan Orff Schulwerk Association. Denise teaches music for grades 1st-6th in Grand Ledge Public Schools. She has been in her current position for 20 years and has worked with students on the Spectrum during her entire tenure at this
position. She has a BMEV from Eastern Michigan University and a Masters of Arts in Teaching from Olivet College.
Tuned in to Learning® is a music therapist designed cur- riculum developed by Coast Music Terapy. Te web site provides information about autism along with information about their curriculum.
http://www.tunedintolearning.com/music-and-autism/
Articles Brownell, M. D. (2002). Musically adapted social stories to modify behaviors in students with autism. Jour- nal of Music Terapy, 39(2), 117-144.
http://dx.doi. org/10.1093/jmt/39.2.117
Gray, C. A. and Garand, J. D. (1993). Social stories: Improv- ing responses of students with autism with accurate social information. Focus on Autistic Behavior, 8(1), 1-10.
https://doi.org/10.1177/108835769300800101
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