4/30/2016
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Elizabeth Phillips
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I've had a number of speech impaired students that usually are more comfortable in a group setting. As an adaptation for their individual assessments, having them record/"call in" singing tests (either assisted by a peer or at home) gives the student the opportunity to perform in a more comfortable environment. This has helped the student(s) perform at a higher level and has given me a better representation of what they were able to accomplish individually.
edited by Elizabeth Phillips on 4/30/2016 |
4/30/2016
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Elizabeth Phillips
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I've had a number of students with orthopedic impairments. This has never kept them from performing with our choirs pertaining to choreographed selections. We have modified choreography to allow the student to succeed and participate within their limitations. Students have been successful with improving their upper body strength through choreographed selections and have felt part of the team in all aspects of the performance. |
4/30/2016
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Elizabeth Phillips
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The advancement of technology (especially in the past ten years)...has been an amazing tool in the music classroom. For speech impaired learners, the use of recordings to listen to and their own vocal recordings allows them to hear individually what is expected and where they are as they progress through a pitch exercise, rhythmic learning, and song preparation. Thankful for a colleague next door (thanks Ms. Shearon :-)...she has shared apps that we have been able to use with students that might have even a slight hearing/language impairment to record themselves and visually match the pitch they see on the screen. This allows the students to see if they need to support the sound with more air (and energy) resulting in the raised/lowered pitch. |