1/27/2020
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Vanessa Crompton
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I had a student in fourth grade who was deaf/hard of hearing. He had an aid who would translate what I said into sign language, but when it came to listening to music, it was easy for him to get left out. I made sure I always had visuals of everything we were doing, and tried to think of ways to let him "see" or move along with songs we were doing. My best success was when it came to reading rhythms, I would always have the entire class doing something physical to show the rhythms, not just using their voice. For example, they would speak AND clap, or play an instrument. He did very well whenever we were using instruments since he could use his hands. |
2/11/2020
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Vanessa Crompton
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I had a few students who had trouble with auditory processing. Technology that really helped them was a microphone that connected to their hearing aids. I would wear the mic around my neck while teaching, and it allowed the students to hear teacher instruction and directions over other potentially distracting sounds. |
2/11/2020
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Vanessa Crompton
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I have a few students who struggle with fine motor skills. When i give written ongoing assessments, I give them the option of meeting privately, and responding to the assessment verbally, instead of having to write it down. |