Constructing Meaning in Music and Text: Implications for Literacy Development in Young Children With Hearing Loss

by | Sep 15, 2011 | Music Therapy, Young Children

Christine A. Barton, M.M., MT-BC

How does constructing meaning affect a child’s path to literacy? This podcast attempts to meld music schemas with the constructivist theories surrounding literacy development and examine where meaning in text and music lies and how children with hearing loss might benefit from such ideas.

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About the Author:

Christine A. Barton, MM, MT-BC is an award-winning composer and performer and a board certified music therapist. In addition to her private practice, she is a music consultant to Advanced Bionics and provides music therapy services to the children of St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf in Indianapolis. Chris primarily works with children with hearing loss and those with Autism Spectrum Disorders. She recently completed a post graduate certificate in “Auditory Learning in Young Children” and joined the Project ASPIRE team at the University of Chicago. Contact: cgbarton@sbcglobal.net

Suggested Citation:

Barton, C. A. (Author). (2011, September 15). Constructing meaning in music and text: Implications for literacy development in young children with hearing loss. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz