8/24/2021
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Cara-lyn Mullholand
|
Option 2: I had a student who was partially deaf in my theatre class, musical theatre class and chorus class over the course of three years. Each class provided a challenge in clear communication since all of the classes are large classes in a large classroom. Beyond subtitles, we were able to get creative to help him succeed. Through proper placement in the classroom (assigning him a place that was at the front of the group) and proper surroundings (surrounding the student with advanced students in the subject area), he developed confidence and a willingness to try quickly. Once this confidence was established, it allowed me to utilize technology to further benefit him. In chorus specifically, I found an app that allowed me to connect to his bluetooth hearing aid directly. Through this, I could have anything we were listening to in class connect directly to his device, allowing him to clearly understand what we were listening to/for in the recording. In addition, I utilized a projector to keep behind me to visualize concepts being taught (rhythms, melodies, vocab words, etc. As i continued to input things to be shown on the screen, he was able to see what he could not hear. |