5/19/2021
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Sharon Godwin
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I have a student that is physically and intellectually challenged. The students were being assessed on recognizing and playing the 5 note scale on the keyboards and xylophones with proper technic. The student is unable to use his right hand/arm so I altered the lesson and assessment by him using his left hand and using the opposite fingerings as well as his left hand for the xylophone. I also gave one on one instruction as well as had a peer student next to him during practice. |
5/19/2021
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Sharon Godwin
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I have keyboards, ukuleles, xylophone/glocks and guitars for melodic instruments. I have color coded fingerings for the guitars and ukuleles for the chords as well as the keyboards with the names of the notes on the keys.
I also have music sheets for all the instruments with coordinating colors and patterns. The sheets are two sided for students to move at their own pace but with assessments given at different phases. |
5/19/2021
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Sharon Godwin
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Several years ago I taught at a special needs school with severe to moderate physically, emotionally, autistic and intellectually challenged students. I wrote grants and received donations to supply the students with instruments. The classes were 45 minutes long which made it difficult for attention spans with most of the grade levels. I developed music centers and would have 20 to 25 minute lessons as a whole class then students were allowed to choose which music center they would like. I had communication boards with velcro pictures for some students, communication devices where I would place choices on as well as using verbals choices for the higher functioning students.
One student in particular had only eye gaze movement with a slight head movement. She could use a head pointer to make choices. I set up one of the first touch screens in our county with music choices for her as well as the music centers for her. |