2/19/2020
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Bryana Wescott
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Think of a student with a disability you have now or in the past. Describe ways in which their disability affected their learning in your class.
I had a student with Orthopedic Impairments. She could not raise her hands/arms above her waist. Her arms were also very stiff and would not bend very well at the elbows. This affected her learning in my music class because it was difficult (but not impossible) for her to play instruments. It was also difficult for her to do movement above the waist during any choreography or dances were worked on in class. Her movements for dance and technic for playing instruments was modified to help her be successful in music class. She loved music so she was willing to do her best and was happy with the modifications. During partner dances the other students would want to be her partner because she got the "cool" movements with her hips, legs, and feet.
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2/23/2020
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Bryana Wescott
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- Option 1: Describe how two of the strategies discussed could potentially be implemented in your classroom. Be sure to identify the two strategies by name and describe how they could be used to address the needs of a student with a disability.
1. Learning centers are workstations or collections of materials and activities learners use to practice or extend skills. Learning centers could potentially be implemented in my music classroom. This is helpful for students who have persistent difficulties to have more extensive practice on content that is important for them to know. With learning centers, students would not all be doing the same task. Students could be grouped by ability, learning style, and/or learning level. Some learning center stations can implement technology and others can be paper based learning. Activities can be individualized for students who are struggling with specific content.
2. Mnemonic instruction is a strategy that provides a visual or verbal prompt for students who may have difficulty retaining information. Mnemonic instruction is great for teaching note names in music. When learning note names on the staff it is helpful to remember them by saying fun phrases students can remember visual and aurally. Line notes on the tremble clef are easy to remember with the phrase Every Good Boy Does Fine. Space notes on the tremble clef spell the word FACE. For bass clef, students can use the phrase Good Boys Deserve Fudge Always to remember the line notes. All Cows Eat Grass would be a fun phrase to use for remembering the space notes in bass clef.
- Option 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 describe the specific technology and how it assisted the student with a disability.
I recently started to use the computers in the computer lab where I teach music classes. It is a great way to help students focus on learning critical content at the same time playing games. There is a cool website that takes students on a listening adventure where students play games to collect orchestra instruments. I have found that more students learn better from these games rather than be lecturing about the specific of orchestra instruments and the instrument family they come from. The students use computers (could be accessed on laptops or iPads) and the internet to access the website.
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2/27/2020
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Bryana Wescott
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- Describe an example of adapted assessment you have successfully used in the fine arts classroom for students with disabilities.
I had a student who could not bend her arms at the elbows or lift her hands about her head. We learned a dance with motions that involved arms and hands. I modified her dance movements to involve a partner. Her and her dance partner learned different movements with her feet and legs and she was assessed accordingly. The motions she could do with her arms down low were left in so she still felt like she was apart of the class, but she had a classmate with her so she didn’t feel left out.
I also have another students who is in a wheelchair so when we do dance movement, I give him a hands clapping pattern to do with a partner. Then I have him switch partners and teach a different classmate the clapping pattern.
edited by Bryana Wescott on 2/27/2020 |