10/18/2019
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Sherry Hall
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I currently teach a student with an OI. One arm is quite a bit shorter than the other. He is always very eager to join in our music activities and loves to play music instruments. I watch him closely every time a new music instrument is introduced. Usually, he can figure out his own way to play the instrument and I will acknowledge that his modification is a good one. When he is having difficulty, I will spend some one on one time with him trying to figure out what we can do to allow him to play the instrument in a way that is comfortable and successful for him. |
10/18/2019
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Sherry Hall
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The first strategy I can use in my classroom is cooperative learning. This should be especially helpful for those with behavior disorders. I can pair a student who is struggling with a student who has mastered the concept (making sure the two get along) and allow them time to work together to help the struggling student understand the concept. For example, if a class has been working to play a melody on a xylophone and a student with a behavior disability is acting up, I can asses the group as a whole and partner the disruptive student with another who can help.
The second strategy I can use is self reflection. I have a student with ODD who acts up when he has any attention, positive or negative, directed his way. If I ask the class as a whole, reflective questions, it would allow him the opportunity to think and assess himself without having attention drawn to him. He would think of his own answers to the questions, figure out the problem he needs to fix and create his own strategy for fixing it. |
10/18/2019
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Sherry Hall
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When assessing rhythmic writing/notation, I have used Popsicle sticks as an adaptive assessment tool for students with Autism, ADD and other disabilities. Instead of writing the notation traditionally, the students use Popsicle sticks to arrange a verbal rhythm into written form. THey arrange the Popsicle sticks into ta's and ti-ti's or quarter and eighth notes. |