6/29/2020
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Rodolfo Del Hoyo
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I have a 4th grade student that is Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing D/HH and Developmental Delay DD as diagnosed in his IEP. He loves music and looks forward to making music class once a week. He comes in with another peer D/HH student and a paraprofessional that helps translate via Sign Language. I have learned simple sign language sentences and phrases in order to better communicate throughout the years that I've had the privilege to teach him. One of the most successful accommodation that I've made was to transfer his Recorder Song progressive performances to the Xylophones. I noticed in 3th grade that he was having difficulty with the Fine Motor coordination when covering the holes of the recorder. Therefore, he was not progressing through the different song assigned. I asked him to try and follow the music while playing on the xylophones using mallets and the letter note names on the bars. I began working one-on-one with him with prompting, mirroring and repetition while teaching both the student and the paraprofessional /translator. Today, he can independently read the music notation and play the notes on the xylophone with limited to no assistance. He is also excited when he learns a new song and is able to successfully perform it for his peers and me. |
6/30/2020
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Rodolfo Del Hoyo
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The first strategy that would love to implement in my classroom would be the use in Venn Diagrams. Once I create and develop effective Music Venn Diagrams I would also incorporate them into my Learning Centers, my second strategy to implement in my classroom. With Venn Diagrams I can have students independently learn and utilize important musical elements to assist in their music notation knowledge. By incorporating these into learning centers small groups of students would have the opportunity to find, discuss, and develop the various musical elements in a Cooperative group. This would help both regular and students with disabilities to develop social communities within the musical classroom setting. |
6/30/2020
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Rodolfo Del Hoyo
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I have been successful in utilizing adaptive assessments with students with disabilities by providing extra time (Scheduling) when performing on their recorders during performance assessments. I have also allowed students with Orthopedic Impairments on their left-hand to utilize their right-hand in order to successfully finger their recorder as needed for correct fingering notes and transition. |