3/28/2020
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Jerry Myers
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Option 1: I had a student that was confined to a wheelchair with language and orthopedic impairments. When we would play rhythm instruments I would give her a much smaller maraca for example that she could handle. When I wanted to give her an instrument that required two hands her paraprofessional would assist her allowing the student to be successful. |
3/28/2020
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Jerry Myers
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Option 2: I had a class of deaf and hard of hearing students. We were studying the four families of instruments of the orchestra. Using a smart board I used "Luigi's Baton Orchestra Family." I could raise the volume ot the presentation, the students could move closer to the smart board and were able to understand the concepts presented. I even amplified the audio using a school supplied amplification system. |
3/28/2020
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Jerry Myers
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I have a student who is autisic. We played a game in his class that involved throwing velcro covered balls at a target that contained music symbols. The students had to identify the symbol their ball landed on. I needed to give my autistic more chances to throw the balls and he needed to move closer to the target in order to be successful. |
4/18/2020
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Jerry Myers
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One strategy I would use are venn diagrams. This could be used during the study of composers. The center overlapping circles would contain things they have in common. The outer circles would contain details that are unique to each of the composers. This could be used with peer partners or completed as a class. Students with disabilities will visualize the process one started and then participate.
One way to use semantic maps would be to identify instruments and the families to which they belong. The center circle could contain, for example, the words percussion instruments. The outer circles would contain many of the instruments that belong to that family. Students with disabilities could help identify the percussion instruments throughout the music room especially after the definition of a percussion instrument is given. |
4/21/2020
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Jerry Myers
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I had a student several years ago with a learning disability. We were studying Peter and the Wolf. When it came time for the test, students had to write the name of the character when the sound of the instruments were played. My learning disability student was allowed to draw a picture of the character when he heard the sounds of the instruments. |