3/3/2023
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Tony Buzzella
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Years ago I had a hearing impaired student in a general music class. She could not sing on pitch. During a lesson to identify the pitches of the C major scale, I used "Boomwhackers". The class was instructed to arrange the color coded boomwhackers to match the C major scale (C/red, D/orange, E/yellow, F/lime green, G/dark green, A/purple, B/pink and the octave C/red. I had the students sit on our musical carpet in a large circle (criss-cross apple sauce). I had the students smack their open left hand palm to produce their pitch. I had my hearing impaired student put her large red C boomwhacker with the capped end up to her ear holding it in her left hand while tapping it with her right index finger. She was able to sing her pitch every time it was her turn to sing the pitch. |
3/9/2023
Topic:
Tools And Strategies
Tony Buzzella
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Describe at least one way you have used technology to meet the needs of a student with a disability in your classroom. Be sure to describe the specific technology and how it assisted the student with a disability.
Every classroom in my school has a smart board. I have used the video camera feature of the smart board to visually record students performing songs with hand motions. Playing back the videos has proved to be both entertaining and beneficial as a self evaluation tool for all the students, especially those who are hearing impaired. Observing and listening to student responses helps me to determine what adjustments can be made to my instructional approach without embarrassing any individual student. |