{"id":462,"date":"2012-04-16T20:52:36","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T20:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/?p=462"},"modified":"2023-11-08T10:18:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T18:18:36","slug":"singing-along-with-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/speech-therapy-techniques\/singing-along-with-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Singing Along with Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Cartoon<\/a>

Image source: childrensbooksandmusic.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Singing is a universal expression<\/a> of self. There\u2019s a good chance that your child loves to sing even if he is a bit reluctant to speak. Singing therapy,<\/a> formally called melodic intonation therapy (MIT), is often used as part of a stroke recovery treatment plan. Speech therapists also use it to encourage vocalization in children with speech disorders, such as apraxia.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019ve sung \u201cRow, Row, Row Your Boat\u201d a million times and can recite \u201cThe Itsy Bitsy Spider\u201d perfectly in your sleep, it\u2019s time to introduce your child to some new songs or perhaps a new method of singing. You could encourage your child to improvise and create his own songs, or you could make it a little easier by using some sing-along apps<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Old MacDonald<\/a><\/p>\n

This app by Duck Duck Moose is the winner of the 2010 Parents\u2019 Choice Gold Award. Available for $1.99, Old MacDonald offers 12 interactive pages of farming fun. Children can listen to the songs played by various instruments and sing along. They can also record their own singing, which can help elicit vocalization.<\/p>\n

\"Toddler<\/a>

Image source: appannie.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Toddler Jukebox<\/p>\n

Toddler Jukebox offers 12 classic children\u2019s songs for $1.99. Toddlers can tap easily recognized icons to play the songs. The songs include \u201cWheels on the Bus,\u201d \u201cMiss Mary Mack,\u201d and \u201cHeads, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes.\u201d While this app falls a bit short on animations, children will enjoy singing their favorite songs over and over again. One reviewer noted that she used it for her child when she was too exhausted to sing along herself.<\/p>\n

Kids Jukebox \u2013 Sports<\/p>\n

Kids Jukebox \u2013 Sports offers two free sample songs. The songs in this app describe playing at the beach, swimming, baseball, and other sports. This app may be particularly useful for introducing children to verbs such as \u201ctouch,\u201d \u201cstretch,\u201d and \u201cfollow.\u201d This app also offers a card game and a word game to help reinforce the child\u2019s new vocabulary.<\/p>\n

\"Staraoke<\/a>

Image source: iphoneappcafe.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Staraoke<\/p>\n

This free iPhone app is intended for children ages 4 to 9. Staraoke is an ideal app for children with shorter attention spans who are not satisfied with simply singing along. With Staraoke, kids can control a character as they sing. This app also offers a four-player competitive mode. It includes four classic children\u2019s songs for free with an option to purchase additional songs.<\/p>\n

Glee Karaoke<\/p>\n

This app is appropriate for tween and teen fans of the popular TV show, \u201cGlee.\u201d Kids can sing along to the most popular \u201cGlee\u201d songs, including \u201cLean On Me,\u201d \u201cBad Romance,\u201d and \u201cDefying Gravity.\u201d Parents should note that the price of each song varies. Kids can record their performances and, if they choose, share them with other users of the app.<\/p>\n \n \n \n \"Free<\/a>\n <\/span>\n <\/span>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Singing is a universal expression of self. There\u2019s a good chance that your child loves to sing even if he is a bit reluctant to speak. Singing therapy, formally called melodic intonation therapy (MIT), is often used as part of a stroke recovery treatment plan. Speech therapists also use it to encourage vocalization in children […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[231,278,277,19],"class_list":["post-462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-speech-therapy-techniques","tag-apps-for-speech-therapy","tag-childrens-song-apps","tag-sing-along-apps","tag-singing-in-speech-therapy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=462"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11801,"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462\/revisions\/11801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}