The UK’s leading providers of Early Years music education programmes, Boogie Mites, has recently announced the launch of brand new material, tailored to cater for children with special educational needs. Here, a teacher, a parent and a member of a Local Authority give their positive experiences using the innovative music programme during its recent trial period.
The programme contains a collection of original Boogie Mites songs, specifically chosen to be used by staff in SEN schools and nurseries to assist with children’s learning and development. The programme also includes the ‘Daily Routines’ song collection, selected to provide engaging musical clues indicating the start of key activities during the day.
The ‘Sticks and Sounds’ SEN programme is appropriate for use throughout the primary phase and can be adapted to suit a wide range of special needs. It is intended to be used as a cross curricular teaching resource – to enrich communication and literacy programmes, to provide stimulus for PE, or to present a starting point for topics in all subjects. Children with SEN can have delayed development in many areas, often including delays in speech and language development. Extensive trials of the ‘Sticks and Sounds’ programme have revealed a series of positive effects on children’s language skills, speech and communication, and is set to have a huge impact on child development this year.
The teacher's view