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Please note, some items contain out of date language. The phrase “special needs” is no longer in current use within the BIAAE. We know that language is no substitute for action, but we hope this change will reflect our commitment to creating an inclusive environment for the communities we serve.
Articles
Steps to Designing Authentic Assessments for Students with Disabilities in Music Classes, Kimberly VanWeelden and Julia Heath-Reynolds
Music Educators' Perceived Effectiveness of Inclusion, Kimberly VanWeelden and Jennifer Whipple
Books
Pied Piper: Musical Activities to Develop Basic Skills, John Bean
Winding it Back : Teaching to Individual Differences in Music Classroom and Ensemble Settings, Alice Hammel, Roberta Hickox, and Ryan Hourigan
Teaching Music to Students with Autism, Alice Hammel and Ryan Hourigan
Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs : A Label-Free Approach, Alice Hammel and Ryan Hourigan
Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs: A Practical Resource, Alice M. Hammel
Winding It Back: Teaching to Individual Differences in Music Classroom and Ensemble Settings 1st Edition, Alice M. Hammel, Roberta Y. Hickox, and Ryan M. Hourigan
Teaching Music to Students with Autism, Alice M. Hammel and Ryan M. Hourigan
Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs: A Label-Free Approach, Alice M. Hammel and Ryan M. Hourigan
Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs: A Label-Free Approach 2nd Edition, Alice M. Hammel and Ryan M. Hourigan
100 Learning Games for Special Needs with Music, Movement, Sounds And...Silence, Johanne Hanko
Spotlight on Making Music with Special Learners: Selected Articles from State MEA Journals, MENC The National Association for Music Education
Music Therapy in Schools : Working with Children of All Ages in Mainstream and Special Education, Amelia Ottenfield, Philippa Derrington, and Jo Thomlinson
An Attitude and Approach for Teaching Music to Special Learners, Elise S. Sobol
Music Therapy in Schools: Working with Children of All Ages in Mainstream and Special Education, Jo Tomlinson
Presentations
How the Guitar Elective Can Be the Most Inclusive Class, Sarah Fard
Differentiated Instruction and Inclusion, Vicki LaRiccia
Adapting Arts Curriculum for Students with Special Needs, Lisa Pierce-Goldstein
Webinars
Art, Music & Recreational Therapy: Incorporating Creative Approaches for Students with Autism, Courtney Carnes, Julie Hopkins, and Erin Witschey
Website Links
Music Therapy with Specific Populations, American Music Therapy Association
Using Music to Support Language Development in Children with Hearing Loss, Baylor University. Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences
Chrome Music Lab, Chrome Music Lab
MUSIC TOOLKIT, Kentucky Educational Television
Learning Disabilities Association of America, The, Learning Disabilities Association of America