1/17/2017
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Teresa Riley
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I currently teach four kindergarten/first grade students from a self-contained classroom who are integrated with a first grade classroom when they come to specials. Disabilities include ASD, DD, E/BD, IND, LI, OI,SI, and VI. They come to class with an aide who will assist with these individual students, particularly when doing written work, working in small groups, doing movement activities, and playing instruments. I have all four students sitting between strong singers, with my visually impaired student sitting closest to the board. My OI student also has modified movements for when we do movement activities. I also present the material in a variety of ways primarily for my LD students, but also to benefit the entire class. |
1/22/2017
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Teresa Riley
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Two strategies that I would like to better implement in my classroom are task analysis and learning centers.
Task analysis can be very beneficial, especially when learning an instrument. When playing Orff instruments for example, students need to remember how to hold their mallets, how the mallets bounce off the keys, and the notes and rhythms they are to be playing. When given a step by step guide it is easier to focus on the mastery of each step before moving on to the next. This helps all students achieve success, including those with disabilities.
While students work in learning centers, they are practicing a variety of skills at differentiated levels. If implemented correctly, I could observe, complete informal assessments, and, if necessary, give one on one attention to students in need. This one on one attention would be very beneficial to many students with disabilities as they review and practice concepts and skills. |
1/22/2017
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Teresa Riley
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I have a student with an OI who has difficulty covering the holes on his recorder and moving his fingers at a quick enough pace. I have found that he has more success playing the same music on the xylophone. I am still able to assess him on the same concepts as the students playing recorder, and he is progressing at a much faster rate due to this accommodation. |