Guidelines to help psychologists make their practices more accessible and disabilitysensitive, enhancing their working relationships with clients with disabilities. Audio visual material must be seen in their relationship to teaching as a whole and to the learning process as a whole, until the teacher understands the. Turns out, it really does. Researchers found that after two years, children who not only regularly attended music classes, but also actively participated in the class, showed larger improvements in how the brain processes speech and reading scores than their less involved peers. It turns out that playing a musical instrument is important, Kraus said, differentiating her groups findings from the now debunked myth that just listening to certain types of music improves intelligence, the so called Mozart effect. We dont see these kinds of biological changes in people who are just listening to music, who are not playing an instrument, said Kraus. I like to give the analogy that youre not going to become physically fit just by watching sports. Its important to engage with the sound in order to reap the benefits and see changes in the central nervous system. As to how to keep children interested in playing instruments, thats up to the parents. I think parents should follow their intuitions with respect to keeping their children engaged, said Kraus. Listening An Active Intellectual Processes Of Photosynthesis' title='Listening An Active Intellectual Processes Of Photosynthesis' />Find the kind of music they love, good teachers, an instrument theyll like. Making music should be something that children enjoy and will want to keep doing for many yearsWith that in mind, its not too late to trade in those Minecraft Legos, Frozen paraphernalia, XBox games, and Goldie. Blox presents that you may have purchased, and swap them out for music lessons for the kids in your life. For exclusive parenting content, check out our TIME for Family subscription. And to receive parenting news each week, sign up for our parenting newsletter.