11/6/2018
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Carolyn Peery
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I had a student who lost his vision entirely over the term of 3 years. He was able to inspire creativity in my art class. Every lesson I taught him was adapted to meet his needs. He would draw, paint, sculpt, using various materials. One of my lessons was for the students to use words to describe themselves in the art using paint, markers, and magazines. The visually impaired child told me he wanted to use his braille machine and type on paper so I could feel the bumps. He then told me he wanted to watercolor the artwork and share his art with the class after he painted it. His creativity was featured in a District art show, and I helped him develop a new style of art using Braille. |
2/21/2019
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Carolyn Peery
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Provide/Describe one or more examples of adapted or alternative assessments you have successfully used in the classroom for students with disabilities. Be sure to identify the student's disability. Share your response in the threaded discussion.
Currently, I teach Pre-K art for the first year after teaching k-5th for the past 13 years. Our students are using scissors to learn how to cut paper. This is the first time many of the 4-year-olds have used scissors. Safety is key to teaching students about cutting skills. To develop their fine motor skills using hand-eye coordinated movements helps develop their physical development, cutting on a line for example.
The cutting checklist has helped me assess students and adapt the concepts for all students.
Scissors Hold-
Picks up scissors and shows no awareness how to hold them
Holds scissors with a random two diget grip
Holds scissors with thumb position sideways or upside down
Holds standard scissors with strength thumb up and fingers in the second hole
Scissor Movement-
Pushes the scissors through the paper
Uses open close action, however, still pushes the scissors through the paper
With coordination and skills uses open movement open closes motion with the scissors
Cutting Skills-
Makes erratic and random cuts on the page with no awareness of the line
Is aware that there is a line to cut on but cuts some distance away from the line
begins to cut along or close to a given line with some control
Cuts along a straight line with control
Using that checklist I am able to adapt and help students who are needing help. Pre-K students are still developing their motor skills so I assess them as needed and accordingly.
If need, I have options of adapted scissors for students needing handgrip help.
I do hand over hand coordination with students. Guiding them through the lesson.
Because I travel some teacher have told me the students who need adapted scissors and they have their own pair. They also work with a OT. |
2/21/2019
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Carolyn Peery
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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.
Years ago I had a student who was visually impaired and over the years in his elementary career his vision got declined and got worse. This never stopped his love of art and he told me he wanted to be an artist when he grew up.
Around 4th grade was when we had to modify all his art lessons to help his visual disability.
He was learning how to use a braille machine to type his writing. I thought that was a great opportunity to create a new type of art with the class. Our lesson was to write and tell about yourself using I am Statements in a visual self-portrait way.
My student and I decided to have him use his braille typewriter and write the words so they would add texture. He could read it to the class and share it with his peers. Also to add color we painted on watercolor over the braille writing. His artwork was so unique and amazing he was featured in an art show for the district.
He helped me learn about unique ways to incorporate his visual impairment and make it a new creative art form. |