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APPS FOR THERAPY

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The first quarter of the year flew passed just like that. It has been an exciting start at Summer's.  On 1 March, we welcomed Hon Tjuin, our IT Engineer. Not only will he be supporting Summer's IT needs, he will be continually revamping and developing our Sing-To-Talk app series. Sing-To-Talk Sing-To-Talk is something which I hold very dear to my heart. The series of materials was created by myself and my Music Therapist friend, Jenny Lee from New Zealand. http://summerstherapyservices.com/#sing-to-talk The Little Monkey and Ice Cream Man are ready for download. They focus on basic vowel sounds and consonant-vowel (b/p/m) combinations. Research shows that music supports the development of speech and language. I have also witness its wonderous effects in the children I work with. The children love the catchy tunes and it helps them produce the sounds and remember the long sentences. Sing-To-Talk is still very much a work-in-progress. We hope to beef