Testimonials

These are just some of the stories told to us by the teachers, parents and MusicTalk Facilitators!

Stories from parents

"Jason has gone from only using “b” consonants to saying his first official word! Right after Christmas vacation he started saying “apple”! He knew what an apple was so we gave him one. He was so proud of himself he just laughed out loud. He has added a few more words and is starting to learn to put them together. This was a really big breakthrough for us and we can’t help but feel using the music program (which he loves) at home and having the same program used as school has made a big difference."

"Our son Alec is totally nonverbal, but he has started using the sign for “more” and “bye bye” with the songs used in the school program. We only hope he will at least learn more of the signs because he really loves to “sing”.

"Grant loves to sing “Skinamarink”!

Stories from the classroom

"Owen and Jason help each other with hand movements to their favorite songs; “Butterfly” is the all time favorite. They sing together and “share” hand motions!"

"Brandon (new since Christmas) was very withdrawn and did nothing but cry until three weeks ago. He will now give me eye contact and join the circle by the end of circle time. He will also now wave good bye during the “Bye Bye” song."

"Grant’s attention span will usually make it through 2/3 of circle time. He does ask for his favorite song, “They Sang and They Danced All Day” by saying “yellow duck” and making a flapping motion with his arms!"

"Matthew (3 yr old) has a difficult time making any type of eye contact; he will eventually make eye contact if you hold his face in both of your hands and continue to speak to him. Once he does make eye contact with you, you are treated to a great big smile! Eye contact is the first step to communication."

"Jaron is very special….he not only vocalizes every song, he demonstrates so much happiness in doing so. He doesn’t really know that his noises are not actual words, but he enjoys and participates in every minute of music circle. According to mom and dad, he continues his “singing” at home on a regular basis!"