Shaun Bennett
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4/3/2021
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Shaun Bennett
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I have a student with severe ADHD. Though the student can sometimes be seen as a distraction, I have worked with him to keep him both on task and working above grade level in the general music classroom. The student is both musically gifted and is in the gifted program. I moved his seat to be right next to me. I use a lot of positive praise, when the student gets through a project. I also explain "areas of opportunity", when the student is off task. This student is also in my after school steel bad. Despite his ADHD, he continues to impress me. I can teach the student both by rote and by note. If I play a melody to the student on steel drums, he can play it back usually the first time. He is musically literate, and can also read ahead in the music to learn. This student can be a handful when he is off his ADHD meds and I try to remind him that he is still important even when he is off task. The sense of belonging helps him to be more involved in both the after school group and the general music class. I try to blend note and rote activities to challenge his skills, because he is also in the gifted program and his education needs to continually move him forward. |