Music provides a unique and powerful means of promoting communication and social interaction in students with learning difficulties. In this collection, Pat Lloyd brings together 46 songs composed or adapted for use with children with communication problems.Each of the songs features a vocal line and piano accompaniment and can be listened to on the audio CD included with the book. Simplified guitar versions are also provided for a selection of the songs. Pat Lloyd provides suggestions for how each song can be used and developed to encourage communication and social interaction, and lists a range of possible objectives for each one. Advocating a flexible approach, she demonstrates how musical activity can be adapted easily and successfully to the specific needs of individual students.Enjoyable and easy to use, this is an ideal resource for specialist and non-specialist music instructors working to improve the communication and social skills of students with learning difficulties, including those with additional autism.

Author Biography

Pat Lloyd, MEd, was a qualified music therapist and teacher who worked in the field of special needs for over 25 years, both in special schools and for the NHS. Her roles ranged from music specialist teacher to Deputy Head. She worked as an advanced skills teacher and music therapist at Heritage House School in Buckinghamshire, and as a regional tutor for the University of Birmingham on the Webautism programme.