Teaching Students with Disabilities discussion forum for Elementary Music teachers
Assessment of Learning
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Courtney Holcombe Posts: 3
3/22/2024
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I had a student with Autism who couldn't write on paper. The teacher told me that they adapted their lessons to be more hands-on/interactive. Such as cut outs and match to a picture, or with a question highlighted in a color and answer written in the same color. When trying these systems, I discovered that he COULD write if I gave him a boogie board (LCD digital writing pad). His teacher was ecstatic, and I gave her one of the boogie boards to use in her classroom, until she purchased one later. I still used color systems and cut outs for other activities.
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Jillian kotze Posts: 2
1/22/2025
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I had a kindergarten student with autism who was functioning, but could not communicate in a way that others around her communicated. The way she was able to communicate was through art and music. I could see her abilities and knowledge through what she produced during art and music time. Eventually she was placed in a cluster and was able to produce more of her knowledge in a smaller, structured setting.
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Kimi Evans Posts: 5
15 days ago
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I have some students who are developmently delayed and also have speech or language impairment. I have purchased some brightly colored beautifully illustrated posters of the Families of the Orchestra. I also have beautiful posters with musical terms for dynamics and tempo. When we were learning about the orchestra several 1st graders were allowed to quietly leave their spots to go to the area with the Instrument Families and point to the instrument they were hearing while also naming the instrument. They were having a blast learning this way. Later as they listened to sample sounds of some of the instruments they were able to point and name the instrument they heard. They also did this with music terms in tempo and/or dynamics.
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