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Young student who is blind learns to communicate through music

November 4, 2013 by blennzict | 0 comments

Arama sings and moves to the music

Figure 1 Arama sings and moves to the music his electronic drum plays

Arama is a four year old student who is blind.  He is learning to communicate with others through music.  He is using a drum as this is a familiar and motivating instrument for him.

Dolina Butler (BLENNZ Resource Teacher for Vision) describes how she has used the drum to support Arama’s communication skills.  In figure 1 Arama is singing and moving to the music his electronic drum plays Continue Reading →

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