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Review of Articles Investigating the Effect of Music-Based Interventions on the Language and Communication Skills of Children with Special Needs (2014-2024)

Müzik Temelli Müdahalelerin Özel Gereksinimli Çocukların Dil ve İletişim Becerileri Üzerindeki Etkisini Araştıran Makalelerin İncelenmesi (2014-2024)

Ruveyda Sultan Kol, Aytekin Albuz, Bilgehan Eren

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461–484
Publication Date
2026-06-30
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Abstract

This study aimed to review articles that investigated the effectiveness of music-based interventions in developing language and communication skills in children with special needs. This study reviewed and evaluated articles published on the subject between 2014 and 2024. Data regarding the publication years, research processes, intervention practices, and outcome trends of the articles, as determined by the inclusion and exclusion criteria, were analyzed. The analysis of the study’s key findings indicated that the publications predominantly focused on children with autism spectrum disorder and the middle childhood age group (ages 6-11). Interventions targeted various aspects of language, communication, and social development, including verbal communication, vocabulary, speech intelligibility, and social interaction, through music therapy and other music-based interventions. The findings indicate that music-based interventions contribute to the development of language and communication skills in children with special needs. Furthermore, increasing the number of evidence-based and generalizable studies using true experimental designs would enable more robust and definitive conclusions in this area.

Özet

Bu araştırmada, özel gereksinimli çocukların dil ve iletişim becerilerinin gelişiminde müzik temelli müdahalelerin etkililiğini araştıran makalelerin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma kapsamında konuya ilişkin 2014-2024 yılları arasında yayımlanan makaleler taranmış ve değerlendirilmiştir. Dâhil etme ve dışarıda bırakma kriterleri göz önünde bulundurularak belirlenen makalelerin yayın yıllarına, araştırma süreçlerine, müdahale uygulamalarına ve sonuç eğilimlerine ilişkin çeşitli veriler analiz edilmiştir. Bu araştırmanın öne çıkan bulgularına bakıldığında, yayınların daha çok otizm spektrum bozukluğu olan çocuklara ve orta çocukluk yaş grubuna (6-11 yaş) yoğunlaştığı görülmüştür. İncelenen makalelerde uygulanan müdahalelerde ise müzik terapi ve diğer müzik temelli müdahaleler kapsamında sözlü iletişim, kelime bilgisi, konuşma anlaşılırlığı ve sosyal etkileşim dâhil olmak üzere dil, iletişim ve sosyal gelişimin çeşitli yönleri üzerine yoğun çalışmalar yapıldığı görülmüştür. Makalelerin sonuç eğilimleri incelendiğinde, özel gereksinimli çocukların dil ve iletişim becerilerinin geliştirilmesinde müzik temelli müdahalelerin kullanılmasının faydalı olduğu kanaatine varılmıştır. Buna ek olarak, bu alana yönelik gerçek deneysel desen ile yürütülen kanıta dayalı ve genellenebilir araştırmaların sayısının artması yoluyla ilgili alana yönelik daha kesin bir kanıya varılabileceği düşünülmektedir.

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Kol, R. S., Albuz, A., Eren, B. (2026). Review of Articles Investigating the Effect of Music-Based Interventions on the Language and Communication Skills of Children with Special Needs (2014-2024). Konservatoryum, Cilt: 13 Sayı: 1, 461–484. https://doi.org/10.26650/CONS2026-1881054

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