4/6/2021
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Marisol Searles
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I have a student in my 6th grade Art Class that has fairly severe orthopedic impairments. He has trouble holding materials in his hands and using his hands in general. He also has difficulty getting up and walking over to get paint and other materials for art. I usually modify the lesson for him so that he does not have to use fine motor skills for long periods of time. He is buddied up with a student who helps him retrieve art supplies and clean up. I also have the steps of the techniques used for the day on the smart board. This helps everyone with any disabilities or not. I would like to purchase a set of brushes and scissors for children with orthopedic impairments, I think that would help tremendously. |
4/7/2021
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Marisol Searles
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I have a student with orthopedic disabilities that make it hard for him to use traditional paint brushes and paint. I have used digital art programs such as Procreate, that allow him to use several different mediums digitally. This allows him to paint and draw lager areas with more ease and zoom in on small detail areas that are usually very difficult for him due to lack of fine motor skills. It makes him extremely happy and succussful. It seems to level the field for him. |
4/7/2021
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Marisol Searles
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I have an orthopedic disabled student who I believe would benefit from more informal ongoing assessments and exit tickets. I believe this would be a good way to check in with the student at crucial points of a fine arts project to make sure that they are progressing properly. These students tend not to want to let on that they are having difficulty or do not understand a particular juncture in a project. If I give the entire class more informal ongoing assessments I will be more on top of my student with disabilities if he is falling behind. I will be able to find ways to modify his tools or materials to better help him achieve mastery and thus keep his level of engagement high. The same would hold true of exit tickets because he could let me know if he needs help privately without other students knowing. It would be of the same help for all of the students. |