10/5/2018
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Connie Edmond
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I taught general music at the elementary level for deaf and hard of hearing students at my previous school. It was challenging at first because I did not receive prior training for their accommodations. Eventually through the assistance of the paraprofessionals and their classroom teachers, I learned strategies to improve my teaching skills of exceptional students. World drumming curriculum was awesome, students were able to feel the vibrations of the drums and play rhythms with accuracy. Also my instruction became much more intentional/deliberate as a result. I learned to develop their other strengths such as movement skills to what the students can see (lights on/off) representing music on and off. |
10/10/2018
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Connie Edmond
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I have taught students who have hearing impairments. One strategy I use with them is graphic organizers e.g. cue cards. Students are able to follow a listening map through guided instruction on the laminated cards and follow closely using tools (colored pencils, markers) that are given to them. Another strategy I use is technology i.e i Pads. When the students are interactive with the material say identifying an instrument, they can't hear it but they can recognize it with the correct label and description of the sound. These strategies really helped me engage these students with the same rigor as the hearing students. |
10/17/2018
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Connie Edmond
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In the past, I had to teach students who were hearing impaired. To assess steady beat I would tap the rhythms on their shoulders and have them repeat them back to me using body percussion of some form.(this helps the students internalize the music) I would also use individual dry erase boards to help them write notation that we were covering at the time so they could see what we were practicing. Giving students extra time to respond and encouraging feedback was always a useful strategy employed to hep with assessment. |