Sing and Speak 4 Kids is iQsonics’ flagship program founded upon the evidence-based research of Dr. Hayoung Lim, known as Developmental Speech Language Training through Music. Dr. Lim serves as iQsonics’ Director of Science, participating in the development and assessment of Sing and Speak 4 Kids and related programs. Learn more about our research team.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
iQsonics’ Sing and Speak 4 Kids IES research study that supports our program as an evidence-based practice, is published in the peer-reviewed Child Language Teaching and Therapy – SAGE Journals.
VITAL Prize Challenge Award Recipient in 2024
In February 2024, we accepted the second place away in the Other Innovations in Translational Learning Technologies category of the VITAL Prize Challenge. This category is for advancing novel concepts and technologies for diverse communities of K-12 student learners and teachers, outside of assessment and mathematical literacy.
ASHA Convention Session Course
This course showcases our research that was funded by the U.S. Department of Education and the real life applications of our SS4Kids program. It is available until February 2029 to ASHA members for professional development and Continuing Education credits.
Focus Group 2023 Final Report
Paraprofessionals
In early 2023, we held a paraprofessional Focus Group. We learned about our strengths and limitations and how to better our game for our members.
SS4Kids Focus Group 2022 Final Report
Parents, Caregivers, Clinicians, and Teachers
In March of 2022, we began our first ever Focus Group. It was an exciting time for us as we were able to learn about our strengths and limitations and how to better our game for our members.
Developmental speech-language training through music for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Theories and clinical application
The Effect of “Developmental Speech-Language Training through Music” on Speech Production in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Our interdisciplinary research team is comprised of professionals who are experts in the fields of
This team collaboration reflects the goals of integrating and implementing this intervention in the clinical practice of speech-language pathology and special education.
Bachelors in Cello Performance from the Catholic University of Korea
Masters in both Cello Performance and Music Therapy from the Illinois State University
Ph.D. in music education with an emphasis on music therapy from the University of Miami
Dr. Lim has been active throughout her clinical and teaching endeavors in promoting and educating the community regarding the benefits of music therapy, and has served as artistic director of the ORU Music Therapy Healing Concert Series.
In addition, Dr. Lim has worked as a concert cellist, performing numerous solo recitals and chamber music concerts (as a member of K-Piano Trio) in Seoul, Korea and the U.S.
Major clinical populations include
A number of her manuscripts have been published in peer-reviewed journals, including Journal of Music Therapy and Music Therapy Perspectives
Research Article: Effect of Sing and Speak 4 Kids: An Online Music-Based Speech and Language Learning Game for Children in Early Intervention (2022)
BOOK: “Developmental Speech-language Training through Music for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders” (2012)
Published book chapter: “Communication and Language Development: Implications for Music Therapy and Autism Spectrum Disorders” in Early Childhood Music Therapy and Autism Spectrum Disorders (Kern & Humpal Eds., 2012)
Dr. Lim has won two Sam Houston State University faculty research grant awards and frequently presented her original research in national and international conferences and workshops. In March, 2014, Dr. Lim was invited as a keynote speaker to the International Conference on Developmental Disability at the University of Calcutta, India. In 2015, Dr. Lim accepted a research reviewer position for a European Marie-Curie Fellowship program in autism and intellectual disabilities called ASSISTID (www.assistid.eu).
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