Teaching Students with Disabilities discussion forum for Dance teachers
Students With Disabilities
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Administrator Administrator Posts: 18
4/11/2016
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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.
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William McClendon Posts: 1
6/4/2016
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My student, "Mike", was diagnosed with slight autism. His task completion rate was almost 0% in other classes. He played percussion, or at least, he loved the percussion section. He would play snare drum, but he would constantly be in trouble due to off-task behavior. I placed him on an auxiliary percussion part with multiple (more than 3) musical responsibilities to handle, sometimes simultaneously. We took a few moments in class to demonstrate task separation. Within 15 minutes, Mike was performing all three parts with ease, and using his focus to create and enjoy the music rather than disrupt.
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ursula von bargen-seitz fortner Posts: 5
6/15/2016
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In my Orff music group I had an autistic student who responded well to expressing a given score through a dance with scarves (one in each hand). She was also able to play two Orff xylophones simultaneously. She particularly enjoyed creating her own compositions, but found it a challenge to transition to other instruments or activities within music class. She had picture cards and a visual schedule of activities to help her.
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Laura Allgood Posts: 6
6/15/2016
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I had an autistic child in my general music classroom. He was a lovable child. However it was difficult getting materials for him. For example passing out boomwackers one day he had a break down because he wanted red and all were taken. I was able to get him to work with another child and trade but he would not have continued activity until he had a red boomwacker. I had to accommodate the usual way I handle materials during instruction.
edited by Laura Allgood on 6/15/2016
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Kendra Daly Posts: 1
1/2/2017
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I had a student in my dance class last year with Down Syndrome. I had him sit/stand close to the front near me during the warm up section of class, never in the back. He would give up when we got to certain stretches or moves. I used positive reinforcement and tried to encourage him as often as possible. I would demonstrate the steps or combination with him and danced with him across the floor. The part I loved the most was that the students began to help him with difficult things and demonstrate and they would encourage him every chance they got. Proud teacher moment.
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