4/26/2017
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Lisa Duxbury
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I have a student who has cerebral palsy. He has a one on one aid that comes with him to music who is very helpful. He does not speak but sometimes he will join in our singing with the sounds he is comfortable making and we celebrate when he joins in. When we sing our pentatonic scale we have a Skoog which hooks up to the Ipad and our bluetooth mixer in our room and he plays along with our singing. Also when we are using our drum circle, since his wheelchair makes it hard for him to use the tubano drums, he uses a hand drum in his lap. |
4/26/2017
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Lisa Duxbury
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I adapted an assessment for my student with cerebral palsy who does not verbalize with us. The assessment was to sing So-Mi-Do, "Yes, I am here." to assess correct pitch and head voice. This assessment was adapted by giving this student a glockenspiel for his lap with just the three pitches attached and he was assessed on high-middle-low playing and playing the rhythm. |
4/26/2017
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Lisa Duxbury
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As a new teacher, jumping into a school late in the year I will not have a lot of time for recorders this year. If I do get to do this instruction then I would like to implement peer partner teaching. Having the students help instruct each other to help themselves has been a great experience while working with complicated songs or rhythm patterns.
Another strategy that I would like to use is learning centers. This would give more focused and individual practice on a specific lesson. For example, setting up different centers for a note value lesson for younger students. This would help keep the student engaged while providing practice recognizing note values. |