Research has demonstrated the positive effects of music on language ability and its underlying neurocognitive functions. These findings have the potential to guide the development and implementation of high-quality early educational activities to facilitate language and neurocognitive development via music.
A music playgroup curriculum has been designed in this project, based on the best available neuroscientific evidence about the association among music, language and the developing brain. The curriculum includes materials which enhance the language development of infants and toddlers, with strategies for parents to promote interactive play with their children at home.
This is part of the project ‘Music Playgroup to Enhance Language Development in Infants and Toddlers: A Pilot Community Program’ by Prof. Wong Chun Man Patrick (Department of Linguistics and Model Languages). The project is supported by the Knowledge Transfer Project Fund (KPF21QEP01).
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