5/28/2019
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Rosemary Collins
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I have had a unique experience with a choral student who has speech and language impairment. I taught her all through middle school, and then transferred to a high school where I am teaching her again. Having such a long experience with one student has given me a great opportunity to witness her growth over the last 6 years. She still struggles with vocal quality and diction, but she works tirelessly on improving because she loves to sing. I have spent a good bit of time working with her individually on singing and diction for her solo singing assessments. This has definitely been the most effective method of helping her to progress. |
5/28/2019
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Rosemary Collins
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In an ensemble classroom (with ESE students or not), collaborative structures are an effective way for students to interact with the content and each other. Strategies like Peer Partners and Reciprocal Teaching give each student a voice to share their learning with another. It raises the expectancy and the ownership of each student in the group no matter what level.
Self-Evaluation and Reflection are also powerful tools for building the confidence and independence (particularly of struggling students). It gives the student ownership of their learning and opens the dialogue between student and teacher for meaningful assessment of learning goals. |
5/28/2019
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Rosemary Collins
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I had a boys chorus with 3 students from the ESE inclusion classroom. All three students were SLD and one was LI as well. Reading sheet music and staying on task was more than a challenge. I printed out "lyrics only" versions of the songs that the ESE teacher would make use of in her lessons with them as well (vocabulary and reading comprehension). This was very effective for helping them learn the lyrics to the songs and gave them access to participation that they didn't have when we were looking at sheet music. When looking at the music, they were easily frustrated and would then also misbehave. Having the lyric sheets helped them to participate with more ease and stay on task with the rest of the class.
edited by Rosemary Collins on 5/28/2019
edited by Rosemary Collins on 5/28/2019 |