4/11/2022
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Charles Williams
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I am currently a band director but i used to teach a class that was only students with disabilities. I had students with intellectual impairments, orthopedic impairments, and hearing and visual impairments. Our lesson would have listening maps, hands on modified instrumental components, all while I was wearing a microphone. I loved these classes most of all because of how the students faces would light up due to their success on the instruments and their ability to make music together. |
4/20/2022
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Charles Williams
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Administrator wrote:
Choose One(1):- Option 2: Describe at least one way you have used technology to meet the needs of a student with a disability in your music classroom. Be sure to identify or describe the specific technology and the student's disability. Share your response in the threaded discussion.
I teach large band classes. in these classes I have had a couple students who were hearing impaired. I would wear a microphone to help amplify my voice at all times so that they could hear all instruction. I have also have students who are visually impaired, so I make sure to enlarge my screen so things are large enough for them to see with ease. |
4/20/2022
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Charles Williams
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- Describe an example of adapted assessment you have successfully used in the fine arts classroom for students with disabilities.
An adapted assessment I have successfully used in my class was for sight reading rhythms and melodies. Students were asked to perform a rhythm/melody unseen. I adapted it by enlarging the fonts, simplifying rhythms where necessary, handing out physical enlarged cards, and having auto generated melodies displayed on the board. Students were allowed to pick the sight reading format that best suited their capability at the time. Students were also allowed to clap, say, or sing the melodies if they weren't able to physically play them. |