3/8/2019
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Jana Burton
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I had a middle school band student with muscular dystrophy. She was on a ventilator through a tracheotomy. This student could speak clearly but did not possess enough breathe support to play a wind instrument. We put in on percussion, but we needed to make other modifications, due to her electric wheel chair it was difficult for her to get to a proper playing position on some of the instruments. Also, due her MD, she did not have extra upper body strength. Using regular drum sticks were a challenge, She was not able to control them as well as she would have liked. Working with a percussion company, we were able to find a pair of sticks for a small child that were balanced. It gave her the confidence she needed to be successful in band. |
3/15/2019
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Jana Burton
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Option 2:
Having ESE students in my chorus and strings, I have turned to Google Classroom to assist students with independent practicing. I have been able to get students who do not read, to begin reading the words for the songs. The student has extra time and all the resources to make them successful in and out of class. My ESE students come to rehearsal more confident and excited. Taking the technology a step further, the ESE students' in chorus have made significant gains on reading scores. I have a fifth grader that at the beginning of fourth grade could not or would not read. She joined chorus, using the music, and working with her reading coach, the strategies of using technology has help her not only read, but a year and half later, she is reading chapter books, is so much more confident and successful. |
3/15/2019
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Jana Burton
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An alternate assessment used in the fine arts classroom for students with disabilities:
I had a student who struggled with dictation. The student was auditory but struggled to put what she heard onto paper. I discovered, she could play back any melody given on a keyboard instrument. I would have her write with the rest of the class, but pull her in at another time and she would play her dictation back to me. She understood that the writing was to make the class less disruptive, but it was also a way for me to see if the skill of transcribing was becoming more successful. |