2/21/2020
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Holly DeWitt
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I presently have a student in a wheel chair. He has been able to sing with the concert choir with no restrictions. He sits in the front row of risers on the stage with the other students and sings. We do not use choreography so that is not an issue. If we did, modifications we be made so he could incorporate the hand movements with the rest of the students. |
2/21/2020
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Holly DeWitt
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Two strategies I have used in my classroom are mnemonic instructions and peer partners. In learning the lines and spaces of the staff we use FACE for the Treble Clef spaces and All Cars Eat Gas for the Bass Clef spaces. This proves effective for all students not just students with disabilities. Peer partners has proved beneficial in helping students that need support as well as the "teacher" student with communication skills. In our piano keyboard class peer partners work on playing duets, one is the left hand (bass clef) and one is the right hand (treble clef). For students that have some type of disability this helps with engaging them. The modifications are virtually endless. |
2/21/2020
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Holly DeWitt
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I have a student in choir that has a profound speech impairment due to the loss of hearing in one ear. She has preferential seating on the front row so she can read my lips easily. There is a strong singer seated next to her "good" ear to help with keeping pitch and rhythm. We work on diction in class which helps with the speech therapy that she also receives at school. Another expectation is that she speaks her requests. Does not use writing or pointing. This helps with working on articulation. |