Music education has an important place for students with special needs. Through community based arts education programs, student benefits range from social to academic. The problem is that too often music education, among arts programs, is not taught in special education classrooms. The purpose of this study was to identify benefits that music education has on students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), focusing specifically on academic, behavioral, and communicative skills.
A review of the literature revealed that music is beneficial to students in a variety of ways, when they are provided the opportunity to engage in music education. Through this qualitative study, data were collected from teachers, community based master teachers, and middle school students, over a 9-week residency art programs in a public elementary/middle school in Northern California. Preliminary findings identified that music education is beneficial to students with ASD in the areas of academics, behavior, and communicative skills.
Key Words: music education, academics, behavior, communication, special education, Autism Spectrum Disorde

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Dominican Scholar Scholarly and Creative Works Conference 2020 Scholarly and Creative Works Conference 2017 Apr 20th, 4:20 PM - 4:35 PM The Benefits of Music Education on Academic, Behavioral, and Communicative Skills with Middle School Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder Sarah V. Foley Dominican University of California Survey: Let us know how this paper benefits you. Foley, Sarah V., "The Benefits of Music Education on Academic, Behavioral, and Communicative Skills with Middle School Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder" (2017). Scholarly and Creative Works Conference 2020. 64. https://scholar.dominican.edu/scw/scw2017/all-conference/64 This Event is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Scholarship at Dominican Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Scholarly and Creative Works Conference 2020 by an authorized administrator of Dominican Scholar. For more information, please contact michael.pujals@dominican.edu. The Benefits of Music Education on Academic, Behavioral, and Communicative Skills with Middle School Students with Autism Spectrum DisorderSarah FoleyDominican University of CaliforniaSchool of EducationApril 20, 2017ProblemWhile much research exists on the general benefits of music with students, little is known about the impact of music on students with special needs.  Research QuestionWhat impact does music have on middle students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the realms of academics, behavior, and communicative skills? Literature ReviewArts and EducationMusic and Students with Special NeedsMusic and Students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum DisorderStudyParticipantsSettingMethodsFindingsAcademicsBehaviorCommunicative SkillsImplicationsImplications for practice and further researchQuestions Questions and comments

The Benefits of Music Education on Academic, Behavioral, and Communicative Skills with Middle School Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Music education has an important place for students with special needs. Through community based arts education programs, student benefits range from social to academic. The problem is that too often music education, among arts programs, is not taught in special education classrooms. The purpose of this study was to identify benefits that music education has on students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), focusing specifically on academic, behavioral, and communicative skills.
A review of the literature revealed that music is beneficial to students in a variety of ways, when they are provided the opportunity to engage in music education. Through this qualitative study, data were collected from teachers, community based master teachers, and middle school students, over a 9-week residency art programs in a public elementary/middle school in Northern California. Results identified that music education is beneficial to students with ASD in the areas of academics, behavior, and communicative skills

Foley, Sarah V.

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