5/3/2023
Topic:
Tools And Strategies
Chelsea Boyette
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1. Chaining has ben very helpful in teaching my enrichment students songs that help them to learn the steps of solving the Rubik's cube. A student with a visual impairment would find it easier to learn the provided written steps using an audible song.
Graphic organizers have been helpful in comparing and contrasting famous works of art. Students with ADHD are able to write less and in a more visually organized way on a graphic organizer compared to writing complete sentences or paragraphs.
2. I have used "True size of" website to help illustrate to students that the globe's representation on flat paper skews our perception of each country's size. This is a universal tool that I use to appeal to all of my students, not just those with difficulty grasping abstract concepts. |
5/3/2023
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Chelsea Boyette
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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 have a student with ADHD (OHI) who is extremely distracted by any slight external stimulus. This hinders his productivity and motivation. He often misses key components of whole-group explicit instruction, but I'm able to pull him aside often to work with him one-on-one on the presented skill. I call on him frequently to read or to answer questions, which keeps him more engaged in the assignment and allow me to more closely monitor his grasp of the content. I break assignments into smaller chunks for him and give him frequent breaks to allow him to help me with small tasks or walk a classmate to the nurse, etc. Positive and specific immediate praise is very beneficial for him as well, as he often feels like he's not doing well in class no matter how hard he tries. |
5/3/2023
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Chelsea Boyette
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I allow my student with ASD and ADHD to take frequent breaks during any assessment. He's also permitted to type his answers rather than writing them, as writing is a much more complex and overwhelming process for him. |