{"id":4222,"date":"2023-01-27T00:35:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T05:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/?p=4222"},"modified":"2023-01-27T00:36:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T05:36:10","slug":"music-lessons-can-benefit-children-who-are-deaf-or-hard-of-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/music-lessons-can-benefit-children-who-are-deaf-or-hard-of-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Lessons Can Benefit Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Not only does music bring a lot of joy to children, but it can be a valuable learning tool as well. After all, children first learn their ABCs by singing along. Music has also been proven to be a valuable tool in helping children who are deaf or have profound hearing loss <\/a>improve their speech and language skills.<\/p>\n\n\n

How Music Lessons Benefit Deaf Children <\/h2>\n\n
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Children who are deaf or hard of hearing often have delays in their speech and language development. However, research has shown that regular music lessons can help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A study published in 2014 examined the effects of music on learning by comparing two groups of profoundly deaf children<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first group participated in weekly music lessons for a period of 1.5-4 years, while the other group did not. The results showed that those who had regular music lessons exhibited better auditory perception and cognition and were better able to discern sounds than those who did not.<\/p>\n\n\n

Ways To Incorporate Music Into Everyday Life<\/h2>\n\n\n

In addition to signing your child up for lessons at Denville Music Academy, there are several other ways you can incorporate music to help your child improve their language skills and sound recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n