3/19/2019
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Denise Jenkin
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I have a student who is on the autism spectrum, who I have been teaching for a few years now. Loud noises can agitate him, so I have learned to be mindful of how loud listen examples are, who now loud the class level can be. He is very intelligent and loves to answer questions. I have discovered if I allow him to answer the questions he gets very engaged in the lesson and often will initiate the next part of the lesson. If we are doing drums or an instrument that can get loud, if he is the child to demonstrate for the class, he will be more apt to be comfortable with the sounds, and monitor them if they get too loud. |
3/19/2019
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Denise Jenkin
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I often use cooperative learning in the classroom. I divide students into groups, thinking about the strength and weakness of the students. I ask students to respond to a question or work on a task, giving them time to turn and talk and decide as a group the answer, or I given them a task with each student having a role within the group to successfully complete the task.
I have provided learning centers within the class, the keyboards are an example. I created learning cards for each cnter, and allowed students to work at their own level, as I walked through and monitored the student growth, students having different tasked available to be completed at their level. |
3/19/2019
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Denise Jenkin
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Graphic organizers can be implemented into my classroom, allowing the student with disabilities to have a structured thought process with use of pictures as well as vocabulary to help the student.
Task cards seem very useful to use in my classroom. This would allow the student to take ownership with allowing him/her to chop their interests. This would also allow me to match the student with their readiness. |
3/19/2019
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Denise Jenkin
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I have had a student with cerebral palsy who could not read or write well, but I would read the test and then write his answers for him, and he did very well with this accommodation. |