4/23/2020
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Julie Taylor
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I currently have several students with intellectual and behavioral disabilities in my elementary music classes. One student in particular was unable to perform on the recorder along with the class and would get very upset. I found that having him wear ear protection and switching the instrument to a xylophone with colored sticker letter names for him to follow has allowed him to enjoy and participate very well with his peers. He sits close to me and I call out the letter names for him to play. This has worked very well for him since now he does not holler out in frustration during music. He repeats the letter name quietly to himself as he plays the corresponding bar and smiles. |
4/23/2020
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Julie Taylor
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One use of technology example that I use in music class is: for one of my students who has hearing loss, I wear a mini clip-on mic for his cochlear implant. He sits towards the front of the classroom and I make sure I am looking at him or facing him when I am teaching or speaking. When we are listening to music, I make sure the mic is closer to the music source. |
4/23/2020
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Julie Taylor
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During my students' End of Course Exam for music, I had a reader for a small group of students that required this accommodations as well as given extra time to complete the test. |