6/9/2017
Topic:
Tools And Strategies
Kirsten Carmody
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Option 2: Describe at least one way you have used technology to meet the needs of a student with a disability in your classroom. Be sure to identify or describe the specific technology and the student's disability. Share your response in the threaded discussion.
In my class, I have been using a wireless mic and an amp to amplify my voice. I have had several students with a hearing impairment. The students had some difficulty hearing me, as I am a bit more soft-spoken and having my voice amplified helps them (and other students) to be able to hear me better without doing vocal damage to my voice. I also did a little research and learned that having my voice amplified allows students with ADHD to focus more on what I am saying and directions for projects (rather than the non amplified voice of a friend sitting next to them chatting). |
6/9/2017
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Kirsten Carmody
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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.
This past school year I had a child with a physical orthopedic impairment. He had braces on his legs, occasionally used a wheelchair, and had problems with writing for long periods of time due to a physical impairment with his hands. I adapted some of the assignments to be shorter for him. Allowed him to answer verbally and partner with a peer to work together and record the answers to the reviews. I also allowed him to adapt to the physical activities we were doing – he was very motivated to do as much as he could – and mostly just needed someone to make sure he wasn’t pushing himself too hard! He is a wonderful child and I believe he really got a sense of community from being in a theatre class and doing physical motion that maybe he wouldn’t get to do in a lot of other situations. |
6/9/2017
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Kirsten Carmody
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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 with a traumatic brain injury. He had personality / psychosocial and behavioral challenges associated with his injury that had been the result of a skating accident. The student was also not able to work on computers for a long period of time due to the injury resulting in headaches and eye aches. Luckily, I don’t have computers in my classroom – so that was not too much of a problem. I successfully accommodated the student by emphasizing the importance of working as an ensemble in the theatre classroom. We did many “bonding” and “collaborative” ensemble building activities at the start of the year, which helped this student feel supported, safe, and an important part of the classroom. Knowing the student may need more time to review materials and process what he was reading and analyzing, I frequently extended deadlines without any grade penalty for this child. |