1/30/2020
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Elizabeth Patterson
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Think of a student with a disability you have now, or have had in the past. Identify their disability. Describe the way in which their disability affected their learning. Describe at least one or more ways you successfully accommodated or modified instruction for this student. Share your response in the threaded discussion.
I teach several students with autism. I had one in the past who struggled with getting frustrated easily if his artwork wasn't perfect. One strategy I used to help him when he wanted to draw a popular cartoon character was to teach him how to use a window as a light box. He was able to trace the character in a way that satisfied his frustrations, and then he added his own hand drawn details around the character. I also used a secondary timer to help him with transitions (clean up time). He would become frustrated to the point of throwing things during transition times. If I gave him a timer that went off 2-3 minutes before clean up time, it allowed him time to process that time was almost up and come to a stopping place. |
2/3/2020
Topic:
Tools And Strategies
Elizabeth Patterson
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2. Describe at least one way you have used technology to meet the needs of a student with a disability in your classroom. Be sure to identify or describe the specific technology and the student's disability. Share your response in the threaded discussion.
I have used a mimio camera and projector to model how to complete a task in art class. This allows me to show my expectations/ steps before letting the students complete the task on their own. Then I can circulate as they are working to assess if they need more direction/ scaffolding/ correction. |
2/3/2020
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Elizabeth Patterson
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1. Provide/Describe one or more examples of adapted or alternative assessments you have successfully used in the classroom for students with disabilities. Be sure to identify the student's disability. Share your response in the threaded discussion.
I have had a student with autism who struggles with answering in writing, so I would let him answer orally, and I would record his answer and then evaluate what he said. |