3/29/2019
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Ian Peacock
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In my current school last year we had a young student with severe mental impairment. She really enjoyed music but had a number of problems that made participation a challenge. Many instances and lessons called for my co-teacher and I to modify instruments for her to be successful as well as modify assessments and tests. We also spent some one on one time working with the student on her singing and working to her pitch. Up/ Down and moving around. We used many addidtional manipulatives and pictures to display melodic movement so as to help her with following along and singing close to correct pitch. |
3/29/2019
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Ian Peacock
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A few years ago I have a student with some pretty severe physical disabilities. In class we were doing a lesson that required the students to play the orff instruments and play a melody. Due to the nature of the disability, the student couldn't move the arms enough to be able to play the instrument. In order to include that child who could move their fingers, I used the aid of a tablet with a piano app on it. The student was able to correctly play the melody and participate in the lesson with the use of some basic technology and never missed a step. |
3/29/2019
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Ian Peacock
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In a current class at my school we have a child who is mute. When we are assessing the students on singing or repeating rhythms he doesn't speak but he uses paper or a white board to write the rhythms so that he can show mastery of understanding. His assessment is different than the other students but he is still showing mastery of the subject and required task. It has actually prompted my co-teacher and I to incorporate more melodic and rhythmic dictation in our classroom. By doing the alternative assessment we have opened the whole class to a new skill. |