4/23/2020
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Alexandra Lopez
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I have had a specific student with a behavioral and intellectual disability for the past 8 years at my school. She is in a Emotional Behavioral Unit and when they come to music, they have their own Rock Band. This gives all of the students in the class with various abilities a chance to participate in various ways that make them feel comfortable in their learning, as well as continue to push them to meet their standards successfully. This particular student has a lot of trouble with fine motor skills as well as timing for music. Through my experiences teaching her, I have used a lot of visual aids (pictures), and color code in our lessons as a class to help her know what and when to play. I use alternative instruments (boomwhackers, pianos with color coded keys, drums and other unpitched percussion) in our rock band to encourage her to be a part of the group. She has enjoyed being a part of the rock band and I feel it helps to improve her confidence in her learning in my class. |
5/1/2020
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Alexandra Lopez
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- 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.
Strategy #1: Chaining:
I have a lot of ELL students in my school. Many love singing but struggle with the vocabulary of the songs in English. I love the idea of chaining the lyrics to allow them to respond one or two words at a time. This I think will keep them engaged in the lesson, and improve their language learning!
Strategy #2: Mnemonic Instruction (Keyword Instruction):
I also have a lot of ESE students who struggle with memory and information retention. I think the more I can relate my music vocabulary words to one another, the more effective they will be at remembering it. This year I would like to incorporate a song to help students remember the 4 Elements of Music. |
5/1/2020
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Alexandra Lopez
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- Describe an example of adapted assessment you have successfully used in the fine arts classroom for students with disabilities.
When I teach Orff instruments, I give students a pre-assesment on steady beat and their ability to hold mallets/ hit the correct notes, etc. With the data collected from this pre-assesment, I am able to determine the students ability and assign them specific parts on the Orff instruments based on that ability. |