Giving a voice to the hard to reach : song as an effective medium for communicating with PMLD children who have low social tolerance

Common practice in special schools is to sing rather than speak to children with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD), in order to initiate and maintain interactions; however, there is little formal evidence to support this practice. This study explored the extent to which singing is e...

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Main Author: Ridgway, Rosemary Anne
Published: Durham University 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.600937