5/8/2020
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Kimberly Coffin
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I have a student with orthopedic impairments. She has difficulty walking and is required to wear special headgear when she walks for any long distance. However, she is very outgoing, and loves to participate in theater games. So I make sure to partner her up with a student to assist her when we play games and sometimes play the games that she requests in order to help her feel involved. She is a delight to have in class! |
5/12/2020
Topic:
Tools And Strategies
Kimberly Coffin
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Option 1: Describe how two of the strategies discussed could potentially be implemented in your classroom. Be sure to identify the two strategies by name, and describe how they could be used to address the student's disability. Share your response in the threaded discussion.
Being an English teacher, I have used graphic organizers throughout my career. Since I began my journey as a high school theatre teacher, I believe graphic organizers still play a vital role in ineffective instruction. Students can use a story map for script analysis. They can also use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast various Broadway productions.
I also use heterogeneous grouping in my classroom because there are no desks, just tables that seat for. This makes it easier for me to differentiate instruction with struggling students. Cubing is going to be a method that I use as well, because it's a great method to evaluate student progress.
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5/21/2020
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Kimberly Coffin
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Option 1: Provide/Describe one or more examples of adapted or alternative assessments you have successfully used in the classroom for students with disabilities. Be sure to identify the student's disability. Share your response in the threaded discussion.
I had a student with multiple impairments. Her mobility was very limited, she was intellectually impaired, and speech impaired. In order to assess her progress I usually had to have cue cards for her to point at the correct concept. Or I had her draw a picture. For example, when we discussing facial expressions I had her draw a character's face from a play to indicate whether the character was sad, happy, mad, etc. |