3/24/2017
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Valerie Terry
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I have had students go through my wheel class that had cerebral palsy. They were determined to be able to participate. We were able to make adaptions to they way they held the violin and since they did not have much control over their fingers they spent a lot of time playing open strings. We also had to adapt they way they held the bow so they could at least try to play with it and feel like they were a part of the class. They may not have played everything correctly but they felt like they were able to experience playing a string instrument in the short period of time they were in the class. Their parents came to our end of the unit concert and were very pleased with what they were able to try. |
3/24/2017
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Valerie Terry
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Juan Mayato wrote:
I have one kid I can think of who had autism. He was one of my favorite students. He was definitely high - functioning. He would work harder and harder if he didn't get something and actually achieved an incredible level of ability!
I have also had two students who were high functioning ASD students. They both worked very hard and played very well by the time they left me in middle school. The really interesting thing was that we discovered they also had perfect pitch. |
3/24/2017
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Valerie Terry
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One of the strategies that I use is the letter strategy to teach the order of flats and sharps. I tell my students that the order of flats spells the word BEAD followed by Greatest Common Factor. Being middle school students they groan at the greatest common factor but the remember it. Then all they have to do to remember the order of sharps it to go backward. Another strategy I like to use is the Peer Partners. This is very helpful for students that are behind. I pair them with someone who has mastered the concept we are working on. This gives both students the ability to grow in their skill, one by learning, the other by teaching. This is especially helpful when new students are put in my beginning classes with no experience months after we started the course. These strategies are not only helpful to my students with any type of disability but all students in the class.
edited by Valerie Terry on 3/24/2017 |
3/24/2017
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Valerie Terry
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For all of my assessments, I allow all of my students, with disabilities, 504's, IEP's, etc. to take any playing test over any number of times until they achieve the grade they are happy with. This allows them to fix what was wrong and perform it at a level they are satisfied. When I do note naming quizzes, I also allow them to make corrections, if they want to, to raise their grade. All of my students have these opportunities. I want them all to be successful. |