Help me give my students the gift of music. Songs and instruments help support cognitive activity.
$348 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
I teach a Special Day Autism Class, grade 4th to 6th graders, with a total of 12 amazing students. My students have Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism is a huge spectrum and all my students have different abilities, goals, and interests. Our class is routine-based and my students do well in a structured environment. Some of my students have a speech delay or maybe are non-verbal. Some students are learning to write, read, and count, while some of their classmates are learning about social cues. Our classroom has lots of visual and communication systems, such as Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) and Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
In this class, we build a community around our unique talents, strengths, and aid each other in developing potential and learning style.
I urge my students to express and accept themselves for who they are, as well as embrace the differences of others. By creating a stimulating educational environment students can grow physically, mentally, emotionally and socially. We join a variety of learning strategies, group work, and learning options to make sure that each student’s needs are met. The possibilities are endless when you have the tools you need to learn.
My Project
Autism is a highly complex disability that affects development of our social, verbal and cognitive abilities. Help me introduce music to the class. Music can stimulate both hemispheres of our brain, rather than just one. Let me use song or instrument to support cognitive activity so that we can build self-awareness and improve relationships with others. Music encourages communicative behavior and can encourage interaction with others, which is something that children with autism have great difficulty with.
Both music and lyrics and in sound can greatly assist teaching students to communicate.
By helping with this project my students can learn a new word from a song, or better understanding how to act in a social situation based on the messages that a song is expressing. Students can feel confident and comfortable enough to comment or sing along with others. Dancing exercises can also help to stimulate our sensory systems, and allow us to enhance fine motor skills
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