A student’s first vocal responses to a second Tuneville track might not be truly classified as speech but more accurately described as grunting or humming. These two types of vocal responses are important initial steps towards speech and should be praised and encouraged. Modeling the fill-ins and then fading prompts will help children gain independent speech. Group or one-on-one settings may be experimented with to encourage participation. Have children participate in group settings by listening to track A (musical training track) or C (spoken training track) repeatedly. Then take turns having each child fill in the blanks in tracks B or D. Friends or teachers may need to model filling in the blanks at first but quickly work on fading these prompts. Repeat songs for multiple attempts at a single response. Full verbal prompts may be necessary initially but quickly work on fading all prompts - model only part of the fill in, just the initial sound, or press the pause button for more time to respond.
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