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Building Babies’ Musical Brains using BabyBeats

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1.  Hearing is a process of associating meaning with sounds and words in ___________________. The ears The brain The home The car

2.  Babies’ developing brains need quality back and forth exchanges with parents and caregivers in order to Grow and develop their brain Build the foundation of approximately 45 million words by the age of 4 years Have 20,000 hours of listening in infancy and early childhood as a basis for reading All of the above

3.  We feed a child’s brain by talking reading signing all of the above

4.  Hearing technology has advanced making music a possibility for children with severe to profound hearing loss. If we only use singing in our interventions, babies with hearing loss are at risk for Developing spoken language Developing literacy skills Limiting the exposure of the brain to practice listening to voice, music, and accompaniment simultaneously There is no risk

5.  The benefit/s of using music (not just singing) in early interventions include: Providing rhythm practice (matching the beat to the changes in the music) Providing practice hearing the widest, clearest range of pitches and hearing pitches simultaneously Providing intellectual stimulation A and B

6.  Which music activities build a foundation for early literacy? Matching the basic beat Following the rhythm Pitch imitation practice All of the above

7.  Which of the following is not a goal of Advanced Bionics BabyBeats™early intervention resource? To learn how to play with your baby. To help parents bond to their baby with hearing loss. To use music to develop early listening and spoken language skills. To use music to develop early social-emotional skills in babies.

8.  The BabyBeats™ app is free app in English and Spanish that: Includes instructional videos to guide and coach parents Competitive gaming Is an example of the negative effects of screen-time Should only be used by a teacher or therapist

9.  BabyBeats™ NOTES Is a new song Can be requested in the BabyBeats™ app Can be used to select, track and explain how the music activities are related to specific listening and communication goals B and C

10.  Parents of pre-implant children saw improvements in all pre-verbal areas and early vocalization behaviors as a result of using BabyBeats with their child. This is a true statement. This is a false statement. This is a partially true statement. This is a partially false statement.