4/22/2020
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Sara Parker
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I had a student who was on the Autism Spectrum. He was pretty verbal but had times that he would yell or make loud noises that he couldn't control. He wanted to be in our school musical production of The Lion King. I worked with him and his family (mom, dad and stepmom) to help him with his audition and what he would be expected to do during that audition. After his audition I gave him and his family a list of parts that he would be good in and let him choose which one he wanted. He ended up choosing to be a Hyena and a wildebeest. He was perfect at the acting part, but often got distracted and would forget to come on stage. I had 2 of my 5th grade boys help remind him sometimes even grabbing his hand and bringing him onstage with them. |
5/11/2020
Topic:
Tools And Strategies
Sara Parker
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One way I have used technology for a student with disabilities is a pretty obvious one but it seems to work across the board. I make sure that anytime I am showing videos or using a video as an example the closed captions are on. Another way I use technology is when I give assignments, they are given options of ways to complete the task. For example, they can draw or record a video. I find that some students (with and without disabilities enjoy having a choice of how to complete a given task, |
5/11/2020
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Sara Parker
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Think of a student with a disability you have now, or have had in the past. Identify their disability. Describe the way in which their disability affected their learning. Describe at least one or more ways you successfully accommodated or modified instruction for this student. Share your response in the threaded discussion.
I had a student in a wheelchair and therefore he was unable to do some of the movement activities in the same way that the other students could. I always had students who would volunteer to help the student in the wheelchair. Working together they would figure out a way to help him complete the different tasks in a modified way. |