12/7/2021
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Catherine Shea
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I have two students (E/BD) who join a 2nd grade class. The students were to create their own body percussion for the song we were studying. They were given lots of choices for completing their assignment such as working with their table group or working alone (one worked with the group, the other chose to work alone.) They were able to create their own sequences based on movements they liked to do, making it as easy or as difficult as they wanted it to be. Students were allowed to paste pictures of the movement, use music notes, or write words for the movement. I feel that giving all the students lots of choices gave them many ways to be successful. |
12/8/2021
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Catherine Shea
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One strategy that I use in class is Mnemonic Instruction. Students use acrostic sentences to remember the names of the lines and spaces. Students can choose from a selection of “ready made” sentences or create their own unique sentences that they can remember.
Another strategy I have used in the past is Peer Partners. Students who need extra assistance are paired with a student who is willing to work with them and assist as needed. Both students gain socially and academically from the pairing. |
12/8/2021
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Catherine Shea
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In the past I had a student who was visually impaired. He sat in the front of the class in order to see the board and my hands as I instructed the students in playing recorder. I also enlarged the recorder music to create a recorder book specifically for him. He was then able to read the notes and perform both with the class and alone. |