1/12/2020
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Megan Cianflone
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I have had the experience of working with many mainstreamed ESE students. I have found proximity and visuals to be of great assistance. I use visuals for cues such as pictures and the word for sit, stand, sing, whisper, etc. The majority of pitched instruments in my classroom are color coded to match my color coded notation. I use an interactive whiteboard daily to help students see and hear clearly. Pairing ESE students with gen ed students works well for modeling and encouraging.
I feel giving all students a feeling of belonging and helping to develop musicality along with the joy of music making is something I work at everyday. |
1/12/2020
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Megan Cianflone
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Judith Kelley wrote:
In a fourth grade music class, I have four mainstreamed ESE boys, two with autism. They like coming to music and the other students in the class are encouraging and helpful to them. Students are learning to play the recorder and are now playing five-note songs. One thing I do to help all students is to color code the notes and display the songs on large chart paper. This week's new note was orange D. Students were asked to only play the new note D as I sang and pointed to each note in the song. Next, I divided the class into groups, assigning each group a specific note in the song to play. After playing the song, I reassigned each group a different note. Lastly, students played all the notes as I pointed to each note on the chart. One autistic student used to get very frustrated. I believe this strategy is helping him and I see him gaining confidence in his ability to play a song successfully.
I also teach recorder this way. I find it to be very successful |
1/20/2020
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Megan Cianflone
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Two strategies that can be implemented are 1. mnemonic instruction- for note names on the treble and bass staff also for strings on the guitar
the 2 is graphic organizers such as a Venn diagram for comparing and contrasting musical works. Both of these strategies can be even more meaningful for a student if a peer partner is used. |
1/20/2020
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Megan Cianflone
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I have used assessment accommodation for multiple students with a variety of disabilities. For example reading questions aloud and recording students responsse for a district wide assessment. |