4/25/2019
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Madison Couch
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I currently teach a child that has a form of muscular dystrophy that progresses slowly. Although this child is still able to walk and move much like a child without MD, his IEP states that he cannot participate in PE, or any activities where he has to sit on the floor. In my music classroom, the primary seating is on a large classroom rug so that we have room for movement activities. This student has to sit in a chair, however, I still am constantly finding ways to make him feel included even though he is seated in a different way from the class. For example- whenever we are utilizing technology, he is the designated technology helper and operates the computer from his chair. I also put a group of chairs out whenever we do group activities so that his group can all be on the same level, and everyone can feel included. When playing instruments, I always accommodate how they are set up so that he can play them successfully in his chair. He is intellectually on grade level with his classmates, therefore, I have not needed to make any accommodations to our assignments in class. |