7/8/2022
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Candyce Nelson
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I had a student with a hearing impairment. Their hearing loss was moderate, but it made it difficult for them to participate in discussion and understand instruction. We used assistive technology in the form of an FM that connected to the student’s hearing aid. I would wear this at all times during the class to ensure the student could hear me from any point in the room.
I also sat this student toward the front of the room where I do my demonstrations and presentations. In addition, I ensured that the student was seated with a partner they were comfortable with who would help with any information the student may have missed. Directions were written on the board clearly and Concisely, focusing only on important information so that it can be referenced at any point during the lesson. |
10/11/2022
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Candyce Nelson
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Part 1
I have a student who struggled with expressing their thoughts in writing. To accommodate this student on short answer questions for quizzes and tests, I adapted the quiz to an online format that enables the student to type or use text to speech. The student can use the text to speech feature to dictate what they want their answer to be. Another way I adapted the assessment is for the student to discuss the question with me verbally. I ask it to them in a conversational tone and they give me the answer. this allowed the student to express their learning in a manner that was meeting the rigor of the benchmark while at the same time giving them a format that was more accessible for them. I have also enabled online quizzes to only show one question at a time, in order to accommodate students who need their tests masked.
In project based assessments I provide checklists to help students prioritize the construction process and graphic organizers to assist with thumbnail drawing. Other supports are sentence stems to assist with critique and peer review. |