3/13/2023
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Lauren Rosa
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Think of a student with a disability you have now, or have had in the past. Identify their disability. Describe the way in which their disability affected their learning. Describe at least one or more ways you successfully accommodated or modified instruction for this student. Share your response in the threaded discussion.
I had a wheelchair bound student years ago who was Specific Learning Disabled and Orthopedic Impaired. He was in my Ceramics class and his disabilities prevented him from doing many of the ceramic handbuilding techniques. We simplified his instruction and he worked on improving his hand-eye coordination using a clay to create coils. His para-professional and I worked to create modified activities related to the ceramics lesson like stamping into clay (impress technique), rolling clay to marbles for a marble ball bowl, and making different types of coils to be assembled. We also worked throughout the year with holding tools, so he could gain dexterity and help him learn the process of applique and attaching the coils together to create a coil pot. |
3/13/2023
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Lauren Rosa
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Provide/Describe one or more examples of adapted or alternative assessments you have successfully used in the art classroom for students with disabilities. Be sure to identify the student's disability.
Over the years, I have had many students with Specific Learning Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders whereby alternative assessments had to be implemented such as verbal reflections to check for understanding, shorten written assessments, extra time, alternate setting, and drawn imagery to demonstrate vocabulary instead of multiple choice or short answer response. |
3/13/2023
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Lauren Rosa
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Describe how two of the strategies discussed could potentially be implemented in your art classroom. Be sure to identify the two strategies by name, and describe how they could be used to address the student's disability.
I utilize chaining, exit tickets, and student written reflections. Chaining and chunking are particularly helpful with creating a step by step approach, so students gain confidence and build on their newly acquired skills and knowledge. I love using exit tickets and written reflections to check for student understanding and assist with recognizing areas of deficiency or struggle. |
3/13/2023
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Lauren Rosa
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Describe how two of the strategies discussed could potentially be implemented in your art classroom. Be sure to identify the two strategies by name, and describe how they could be used to address the student's disability.
I utilize chaining, exit tickets, and student written reflections. Chaining and chunking are particularly helpful with creating a step by step approach, so students gain confidence and build on their newly acquired skills and knowledge. I love using exit tickets and written reflections to check for student understanding and assist with recognizing areas of deficiency or struggle. |