9/13/2018
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
JESSICA NYE
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I had a first grade student who had muscular dystrophy.and her wrists were bent inward severely, making it impossible for the student to hold on to items. The student was able to understand the music concepts, sing and participate in limited movement activities. When playing instruments, she was given instruments that she could play successfully, a desk and chair where she could place the instrument and a buddy to help her play the instrument when necessary. The student was positive and really wanted to participate and was able to complete all modified activities. This student's ability to learn was not affected by her disability, as long as the instruments were setup in a way that the student could play successfully. |
12/20/2019
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
JESSICA NYE
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I had a student in my second grade class with Brittle Bone Disease. She was a lovely student with a bubbly personality and lots of determination. She wanted to do everything by herself as much as possible. Her hands were slightly deformed and her wrists twisted down and inwards. It was hard for her to play most instruments. She couldn't hold instruments like glockenspiels and drums very well. First, I gave her a seat at the beginning of the aisle so she could have extra room to maneuver. Then I put a small table in front of her to set the instrument down on. I made sure to give her instruments that she could hold easily, like maracas and bells. Glockenspiels and small drums were put on the table and then I gave her a mallet/stick that she could hold easily. I then paired another student to play along with her and to assist her when needed. Hearing, speech and vision weren't a problem, so I didn't have to make any special hearing, speech or visual accommodations. |
12/20/2019
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
JESSICA NYE
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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 music classroom. Be sure to identify or describe the specific technology and the student's disability. Share your response in the threaded discussion.
We are blesses with large screens and SMART TVs in our school. These tools allow me to show videos of songs with lyrics so that hearing impaired students can read the lyrics that they have trouble hearing and the visually impaired students have a large screen with large printed lyrics to read (if not completely blind). We also have speakers in the ceiling which allows hearing impaired students to hear the songs better (if only hearing impaired and not totally deaf). The SMART TVs allow me to pinpoint sections of the songs to help students with disabilities follow along and understand better. |
1/29/2020
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
JESSICA NYE
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In my music class I had a female student who was visually impaired in my 5th grade keyboard class. I wrote the note names on the keys in extra large print so she could see the names of the keys. I also enlarged the sheet music so she could see the musical notes. I then partnered her with another student who wasn't visually impaired so they could work together on a song and help each other. I also allowed the student to play the song at a slower tempo when being assessed. |