Singing Lyrics Helps Child With a Speech Impediment

A sweet Little Dancer with a serious speech impediment recently said to me "Ms. Beth listen I can sing Take Me Out To The Ballgame the whole song" and she proceeded to sing the entire song every lyric pure with no evidence of a speech impediment.  I clapped, gave her a big hug and told her how proud I was of her. She was very proud of herself too as this was a giant accomplishment for her. Later her mom told me that she had sung the same song for her speech therapist and her therapist was amazed that she could clearly sing this song.  Take Me Out to the Ballgame is one of the songs that we'd been using in her class at the child care center where she participates in my Little Dancer program. We'd been singing the cute lyrics of this well known song and she also had learned a fun choreographed routine to this music.  A combination of events came together in a positive manner to create this positive learning event. We listen, process, do and repeat using both sides of the brain in dance.  Next by design I create a fun stress free, safe and trusting environment that is energized, exciting, entertaining, joyful, nurturing and loving. The outcome of learning through music and dance in a fun and trusting environment is that children are using both the left and right side of the brain, they're enjoying themselves, they feel secure, they want to participate, learn and of course be the star that I tell them they are. Bottom line singing, dancing and fun creates positive learning outcomes.

What is the next step for this sweet little dancer?  Its time to learn a new dance and sing a new song!