User:Madelynbrouwer/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Music therapy


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article names and explains many therapists as well as their methods. It describes the different uses of music therapy and its potential effects on varying developmental stages. It also describes the uses in treatment of six different illnesses with a range of symptoms. It has an in depth discussion of practice in different regions, and a large section about application in the United States.


 * Sources
 * "About Music Therapy & AMTA". American Music Therapy Association, 2011. November 9, 2011.
 * J., Levitin, Daniel (2007). This is your brain on music : the science of a human obsession. Grocke, D. & Wigram, T. (2007).  Receptive methods in music therapy: Techniques and clinical applications for music therapy clinicians, educators, and students  . London: Jessica Kingsley
 * Crowe, Barbara J. (2007). Music Therapy for Children, Adolescents and Adults with Mental Disorders. Silver Spring, MD: American Music Therapy Association, Inc. p. 18.

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Auditory integration training


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article provides a brief introduction about the history and development of the practice. The following paragraphs highlight the process and application of the auditory training. Research stated towards the end of the article disproves the effectiveness of the training, though it is difficult to say for certain as some patients experienced improvement, but not great enough to prove effective for all. This causes the article to be a good supporter and comparison to other therapy articles, but not a very good standalone one.


 * Sources
 * Mudford OC, Cullen C (2005). "Auditory integration training: a critical review". In Jacobson JW, Foxx RM, Mulick JA (eds.). Controversial Therapies for Developmental Disabilities: Fad, Fashion, and Science in Professional Practice. Routledge. pp. 351–62
 * Working Group in AIT (2004). Auditory integration training (PDF) (Technical Report). American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-07.
 * Bérard G (1993). Hearing Equals Behavior. Keats.

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Music therapy for non-fluent aphasia


 * Article Evaluation
 * Begins by explaining non-fluent, or expressive, aphasia and its causes. It then goes to discuss the different ways to therapeutically revamp the voice and brain to function better, based on a couple therapy studies observed. Many have noted that this therapy benefits those post stroke and has some neural effects, however there is conflicting evidence that does not support the application of this therapy for excessive aphasia. Due to this findings, this article may not be effective because of conflicts in data recorded.


 * Sources
 * Keith, R. L., & Aronson, A. E. (1975). Singing as therapy for apraxia of speech and aphasia: Report of a case. Brain and Language, 2(4), 483–488.
 * Hébert, S., Racette, A., Gagnon, L., & Peretz, I. (2003). Revisiting the dissociation between singing and speaking in expressive aphasia. Brain, 126(8), 1838–1850.
 * Van der Meulen, I., van de Sandt-Koenderman, M. E., & Ribbers, G. M. (2012). Melodic Intonation Therapy: present controversies and future opportunities. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 93(1), S46–S52.