5/12/2023
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Jennifer Goodale
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I had a student who was selective mute. Since he was unable to respond to me verbally and generally froze when asked a question during my library media lesson, I made a book that he could use with several responses that he could choose from inside. Each page had a picture and a caption. This worked very well for him and helped him to be able to participate like the rest of the students in the class. |
5/12/2023
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Jennifer Goodale
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That is a great idea. I love how you helped that student be successful despite his challenges.Kim Squicciarini wrote:
An example of adapted assessment I have used in the classroom for a student with disabilities is when I allowed for an assessment to be given orally and I wrote down the answers as the child dictated them to me. The child had dyslexia and ADHD and he knew the content but could not get it on paper in a way that made him feel successful in his learning. By doing it orally he was able to articulate is answers in a fashion that made his proud of his final outcome. |
5/12/2023
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Jennifer Goodale
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For informal assessments in Media, we often play gameshows to demonstrate student understanding. These have been very successful with the visually impaired students that I teach. I am able to control the size and color of the font as well as incorporate auditory cues when they get an answer correct or incorrect. The students really enjoy this type of informal assessment. |
5/12/2023
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Jennifer Goodale
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I like how you modified what was expected from this student and provided an alternative assessment that he could complete successfully.Julie Hebert wrote:
I taught a hearing impaired kindergarten student who attended music with an interpreter. The student was not completely deaf, but had severe hearing loss. I planned an assessment on percussion instrument timbre that included playing un-pitched percussion instruments while standing behind the piano (so students could not see the instrument). The purpose was for students to correctly identify the instrument being played by identifying the instruments' timbre. To accommodate the student who was hearing impaired, I had him sit with his aide next to the piano so that he could see the instruments. This made the assessment a level 1 task for him because he was only identifying the instruments by site. |
5/12/2023
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Jennifer Goodale
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I taught a selective mute student for several years. When accessing what he learned, I often used response cards because they allowed him to write down what he learned instead of replying verbally. Another way that I performed assessment was with an online gameshow on his chromebook. The student was able to select the correct answer in the game show and did not have to answer verbally. |
5/12/2023
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Jennifer Goodale
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I am going to try that with my students as well. I have several students that can not focus for large amounts of time and I think this may help them a lot.Tammy Voodre wrote:
I currently have a student who lacks self-control, is impulsive and is very easily distracted. The challenge for me is to actually get him to stay seated and focused so he can learn in music. I would like to provide preferential seating for him in the front of room. This would allow me to monitor his progress better and be within arms link to him. I would also like to come up with a signal that would let him know that he is going off track, and vice versa a signal that he can give me to let me know that he needs to move. I have given him a special rug to sit on during class to try establish some boundaries for him. This worked for a little while, but I wasn't consistent with him in order to make it apart of our expectations for him in my room. With regards for assessing his knowledge, this year I need to break things up into smaller units for him to see if this will help with his attention and retention. |