Using Music to Help Emotionally Disturbed Children Develop Social Skills in the Classroom
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2010-05
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Abstract
This study was conducted to determine if music could be used to help emotionally
disturbed children develop better social skills in the classroom. For this study, music
from the Tuned in to Learning Volume 1, Social Skills & Pragmatics Curriculum was
used. In addition, supplementary material from Socially Smart: Teaching Social Skills
Through Scripts and Songs was used during the intervention period. Social behaviors
that were assessed include the following behavior categories: off‐task behavior,
impulse control, refusal to participate, and not keeping personal space. The
hypothesis was not supported because students overall still showed poor social
skills after the intervention was completed.