1/21/2017
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Sarah Miller Williams
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I do not teach music per say, but I am a reading teacher and often use music in my classroom in order to spice things up and break the monotony. Plus, music adds a lot of joy in the classroom. With the music I often use movement, whether dance or shuffling around the room, movement is involved regularly in my lessons. My students are diverse and have a range or challenges in any given classroom. When I play music as a part of the lesson, the students who have hearing loss, ADHD, learning disabilities, and behavioral disabilities are often affected. The strategies I use to assist in facilitating participation are: to sit those students close to the sound source, provide visuals such as listening maps or pictures, use gestures and other forms of nonverbal communication, write important information on the board, use peer supports who will provide clarification of missed information. |
1/28/2017
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Sarah Miller Williams
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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 have used a microphone system a number of times when teaching hard of hearing students. Because students often are left out and miss the goings on in class when they are hard of hearing, this technology really assisted in helping the student understand more of what was going on in the classroom and boosted their overall morale (which, in turn, led to better behavior) because they felt more included in the lesson. |
1/28/2017
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Sarah Miller Williams
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I find response cards and exit cards to be very useful for the students who struggle memorizing discreet musical information such as notes on a scale or music-specific vocabulary such as crescendo and decrescendo. I am able to informally assess by way of response cards and slow down and reteach in the moment. The exit cards allow me to tailor my instruction for the next day by seeing immediately what students need to review. |
1/28/2017
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Sarah Miller Williams
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Option 2: Describe at least one way you have used technology to meet the needs of a student with a disability in your music 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 microphone/receiver system with my hard of hearing students a number of times. It has been wonderful in the music classroom because it allows the hard of hearing students to feel included, even if they choose not to sing along. They are more aware of what is going on and are less likely to miss things which boosts their morale and prevents behavior issues. |