10/13/2021
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Sara beneventano
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I have a student who is ASD in one of my 2nrd grade music classes. She is very outgoing and enjoys participating but has a hard time keeping up the grade level lessons. She has been showing increasing difficulties as the years have gone by with being able to keep up. I feel sorry for her because she genuinely wants to participate and other students notice that she can't do everything that they do in class. |
10/13/2021
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Sara beneventano
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I have used several types of assistive technology in my classroom.
One thing that I use often is a mallet cuff. This is used for students who cannot easily hold a standard mallet when playing percussion instruments. I have a student who I have had since kindergarten and he has major gross and fine motor deficits. I found the mallet cuff after consulting with another music teacher in a nearby school and used it for him. Now he is able to play ORFF instruments and participate in class with his peers. He was even able to perform a solo for a concert! |
10/13/2021
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Sara beneventano
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I once had a 5th grade student who was visually impaired. He wanted to learn to read music and play the recorder and learn the songs but also the notes on the treble clef staff. I worked with the para and we introduced the student to the Braille music code. This is a form of standard Braille code used all the time that correlates with the musical alphabet. It includes all of the information that is on a standard sheet of music so that the student is able to read the sheet music and play from what they are reading. He was able to be assessed like all of the other students in his class. |
10/13/2021
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Sara beneventano
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I once had a 5th grade student who was visually impaired. He wanted to learn to read music and play the recorder and learn the songs but also the notes on the treble clef staff. I worked with the para and we introduced the student to the Braille music code. This is a form of standard Braille code used all the time that correlates with the musical alphabet. It includes all of the information that is on a standard sheet of music so that the student is able to read the sheet music and play from what they are reading. He was able to be assessed like all of the other students in his class. |