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http://dx.doi.org/10.21187/jmhb.2021.18.2.045

Case Study on Enhancing Communication Skills of Adolescents With Mild Intellectual Disabilities Through a Group Rap Making  

Kim, Eunha (Seoul Dosol School)
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Journal of Music and Human Behavior / v.18, no.2, 2021 , pp. 45-66 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aimed to develop a group rap making program and examine its applicability to improve communication skills of adolescents with mild intellectual disabilities (ID). Three adolescents with ID participated in a total of six 50-minute group sessions over 4 weeks. The group rap making program included three stages: understanding the context of communication, learning how to communicate with others, and applying the communicative behaviors in a group setting. To examine changes in the participants' communication skills, the rap lyrics constructed by participants were analyzed and communicative behaviors were observed during sessions and analyzed in terms of asking questions and providing information to others. Also, a social communication skills checklist was rated by the participant's caregivers. The analysis of rap lyrics showed that the expressions included in the rap were diversified as the session proceeded. Changes in observed behaviors supported that participants became to engage in communication with others more actively in order to complete the group rap. While the social communication skills checklist tended to increase, there was a difference in degree of change depending on the level of language communication skills. These results indicate that a group rap making can be an effective option for these adolescents to learn how to communicate with their peers, which presents implications for how rap making can be used for therapeutic purpose with more diversified population.
Keywords
mild intellectual disability; adolescents; rap making; communication skills; music technology;
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