1/24/2022
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Heather Kate Turner
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I have a student that has an emotional disability that makes transitions very difficult for him. Our group solution to this problem is that he arrives to class a few minutes earlier than the other students and is in charge of transporting the behavior calendars for the whole class. He hangs out a few minutes after class as well so that he can take the calendars back with him. This has substantially decreased the number of outbursts from him in class. |
1/24/2022
Topic:
Tools And Strategies
Heather Kate Turner
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In the past, I have used computer apps like ABCYeah! Drawing to assess the understanding of a student's color theory. We were working on the order of the color wheel and several of my students with ADHD responded well to a novel way of showing their skills. |
1/24/2022
Topic:
Tools And Strategies
Heather Kate Turner
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Two strategies that I implement in my classroom are chaining and graphic organizers. For my ADHD students in a first grade class, we used movement to learn the physical concepts of over and under. The way we used chaining here was to break down the steps of weaving to make them easier to apply to a project where they weave with paper, using the concepts of over and under repeatedly to create a whole work. We also used
big paper circles on the floor to create a venn diagram to show the relationship between fine art and crafts. The life size representation was good for my ADHD students because they could stand in different spots when I asked them qualifying facts about each- example: "Is a painting an example of fine art or craft?" and they would stand in the corresponding place on the diagram. We know have a poster of this in our classroom. |
1/24/2022
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Heather Kate Turner
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1. Provide/Describe one or more examples of adapted or alternative assessments you have successfully used in the classroom for students with disabilities. Be sure to identify the student's disability. Share your response in the threaded discussion.
I have an exam every year that I give to all 5th grade students to gage their learning, I begin with a pre-test and use the same information for a post-test. Typically, I give this in a Google Form format. I have paper copies of the exam and read the questions and answers out loud to students that have specific learning disabilities. They are often confident about the concepts they are answering about, they simply need a different way to demonstrate that knowledge.
2. Think of a student with a disability you have now (or have had in the past). Identify their disability. Review the Alternative Assessment Checklist and select two or more options that could potentially benefit this student in assessing his or her learning. Share your response in the threaded discussion.
There are a few questions on the same exam referenced above where I could stand to circle/underline/highlight directions to assist with them in their reading and comprehending of the questions. Teaching them test taking skills as we progress through concepts may be helpful as well. |