9/14/2017
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Marco Thomas
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I currently teach a student who has a physical disability due to an injury. He can't hold instruments properly any longer. I need to come up with strategies to help him adapt to the music classroom. I believe he can work with one hand but I want to make sure he can do so easily. |
9/14/2017
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Marco Thomas
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I have used Peer Partners and Self Reflection. Peer Partners works well because there have been situations in class when I have explained a skill multiple times in multiple ways to a students. Sometimes it may take 10-15 minutes for a student to understand. I usually pair a student up with a peer partner and the students that were not understanding start to understand the concept in 5 minutes. I am not sure why, but when students work with students content can be learned much faster. Self Reflection is helpful because I don't need to point out mistakes to students. They usually know where they can improve. I try to be as supportive as possible and tell students think about what was played and how can you make it better. Can you make sure that your finger is covering the hole better if we are playing recorder or can you make sure your fingers are curved if we are working on piano skills. |
9/15/2017
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Marco Thomas
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One of the adaptive strategies that I have used have been reading the test aloud to a student. I have also used informal assessments by having students indicate a response with a thumbs up or thumbs down to answer a question. I have also used pictures on the white board and had the students circle the answer on what they think it is. Sometimes, one of my strategies is providing a quite space so they can concentrate. |