4/3/2019
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Debbie Lohmeyer
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One stragegy that I implement in the music classroom is the use of Graphic Organizers. I particulary like Venn Diagrams for comparing and contrasting different versons or arrangements of the same song. A 3-D Venn Diagram on the floor with hula hoops and Untuned percussion instruments was very benefiicial when categorizing the instruments into woods, metals, shaker/scrapers and skins. The overlapping circles were used for instruments with 2 characteristics; ie, jingle bells, tambourines, crow sounders. This physical representation is very helpful for ASD students and students with learning disabilities.
Peer teaching and cooperative learning are both effective in the music classroom and provide students with a "safe place" to practice their skills in a small setting with the support of their classmates. These strategies would be good for lower functioning and higher functioning studen as well. |
4/4/2019
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Debbie Lohmeyer
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I have a student with Down's Syndrome in one of the General Ed. Second grade classrooms. Peer partnering works very well for her and the other students are very eager to assist her and help. Her motor skills are limited, so during movement activities, her para-professional assists her by doing the movement with her and moving her arms if needed. Because of her limited verbal skills, the movement activities and instrument playing that her peers and/or para help her with provide her with the opportunitites to participate and be successful in the music classroom. |