Database of Teaching Materials and Methods for Special Needs Education

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Target	Children with both visual impairment and intellectual disability (children in the lower grades of the Elementary Department: 6 to 8 year olds) Children who do not like to touch things Children with difficulty in verbal communication
Disability category	visual impairment
Teaching units / Applicable scenes	pre-school education
Specific purposes	To enable children with visual impairment to: --enjoy making a sound --improve their finger movement ability --develop the ability to move both hands in a coordinated manner
Considerations for disability characteristics	The instrument is made of wood, pleasant to touch, and easy to hold and use. Children with visual impairment receive simultaneous auditory and tactile impressions when activating the music boxes (pulling or turning), and are thereby encouraged to take an interest in the instruments. The instruments have a finger crank or ball at the end of a pull-string, as well as other features, which make it clear where to hold.
Expected effects and results	Increase interest in music and sound. Improve finger movement ability. Improve the ability to move both hands in a coordinated manner.
How to use	Pull-string music box → To play music: (1) Hold the music box with one hand. (2) Hold the ball at the end of the string. (3) Pull the string. Organ-grinder music box → To play music: (1) Hold the music box with one hand. (2) Hold the crank. (3) Turn the crank.
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Informant Special Needs Education School for the Visually Impaired, University of Tsukuba
Keywords Music box