David Johns
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6/1/2017
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
David Johns
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I had a student who was visually impaired this year. He needed a dome magnifier and a monocle in order to see his work and complete his assignments. When it came time to learn and read rhythms, it proved to be problematic whenever he tried to read them with the whole group. I wrote the notation out on a large piece of poster board and allowed him to sit in a different part of the room. He used his magnifier dome to see the rhythms. However, what I found to be most effective was helping him comprehend rhythm by rote. After he learned note value, we actually had a very easy time identifying what I sounded out using echoes. He was able to aurally identify the rhythms being performed, making dictation a fairly simple process for him. |