Question

Melinda is a music teacher in an elementary school, so she teaches grades kindergarten through fifth. She has a student in kindergarten who has a speech delay. How could she involve this child in a music lesson where students are learning a song with lyrics, in a way that builds on their strengths?

(1 point)

ask this student to play an instrument rather than singing


write the words of the song on the board


assign them a partner to help learn the words


send a worksheet home with some words blanked out

Answer 1

ask this student to play an instrument rather than singing

This lets the child participate fully in the music activity using a nonverbal strength, reduces pressure to produce speech, and still engages them in rhythm, phrasing, and musical contribution.