How can I as a music teacher help a student with ADD or any other learning disabilities?
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Collaborate with you special education teacher.
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My personal experience has been it make my son act terrible it is way to stimulating for him which usually leads to bad behaviors I have to be very careful what I allow him to listen to.\n\nDo you have a 504 or IEP for your sons accommodations if you do you can ask that he be excused during that time. They can go to resource help in the office my son got to help the janitor with little jobs it just depends on your school and what you and your son are comfortable with when you approach them have a few things lined out that he could be doing instead and contrast what he has been doing in music class and how it is neither beneficial to him or the others to be there.\n\nBecause of the sensory issues with my son he cant go to the cafeteria or the gym and we had it written in his IEP\n\nIf I can help you in anyway please dont hesitate to contact me\n\nGood luck
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Being a high school math teacher, I can tell you that physical disabilities are not diffcult to accomodate in the classroom.  Generally, as long as the student can understand the concepts, they do fine.  Students with learning disabilities, by nature, have a tougher time.  In those cases, it is important to for the classroom teacher and the special education teacher to work closely to help the student succeed.
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If you have a teacher who is not following your child's IEP modifications (such as frequent prompting), report him/her to the principal. If the problems still exist, call a new IEP and demand that training for the teacher be included in the IEP...yes, teacher training can be listed and then must be done by the district. It looks like the teacher you are dealing with does not understand that the need for the prompting will not go away, and that it is not a matter of your child "learning to behave correctly." Yes, this teacher needs more training. Big time. As well as an attitude adjustment.\n\nUnfortunately, regular ed teachers are NOT prepared for dealing with disabilities in their classrooms. They take ONE "Intro to Special Education course" before they graduate, and then get NO continuing professional development training in disabilities, unless forced to by IEPs. \n\nThere are wonderful regular ed teachers out there who do have the instincts and/or go out and educate themselves, are open to information and are flexible in their classrooms so that special ed teachers and therapists can provide ideas and support....\n\nAnd there are regular ed teachers who just want to teach the packaged curriculum, and resent having to do anything outside the "routine."  They often see the behaviors and learning difficulties from their students with disabilities as willfulness rather than a manifestation of the disability. After all, most kids with disabilities have normal smarts.... and all the teacher sees is the normal smarts combined with the non-learning or not-on-task.... \n\nIt requires VOCAL PARENTS to change this... we special ed teachers, and the therapists, have no clout regarding the behavior of our colleagues. 99% of education laws and programs are set through lawsuits, not legislation.\n\nGo get 'em!
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Talk to someone at your school, like a counsellor, who can put forward to the teachers that you feel this way.\n\nAs a teacher I appreciate knowing about my students and try to find ways around the hurdles put up to stop them learning.
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It probably depends on what you want or need.  If you need to sit closer to the front of the room or have a printed copy for notes maybe he/she will provide them.  If there are modifications that you need, you could ask for them.  Do you want him or her to do something differently?  If so, what?  If you have ideas, share them with your teacher to come up with a plan to help you learn best.
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Start with a one-on-one tutor.  Don't assume that because a kid is a "slow learner" in traditional school that he/she will be the same for music.  It might be the environment, the method of teaching, the material, etc.  (Obviously, I don't know your kid, so this is just a for instance)\n\nBut if you're worried, start with private lessons and see how he/she takes to it.  Look for a teacher that can introduce different instruments and is willing to teach technique with or without sheet music (some kids will take well to an instrument but get turned off by learning to read music when they're first starting).
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first find out what grade level they are reading on by giving them a test i forget what it is called and then find out what they have trouble on (i.e. vowels, long e, etc.) once you have found that out then you can focus on it and in the areas where they are struggling you could come up with a game to help them out and to kinda keep it on a consistant basis.
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try talking to your teachers and they will be able to advise you best on this.
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Buy an audio tape with learn tables to music. It will stick in yer brain easier when you have a tune to memorise them by.
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It really depends on the health condition involved.  The most common is ADHD. The best help for ADHD is to teach the child compensating strategies like chunking assignments, pacing work and breaks, figit toys and special seating, etc.\n\nFor other conditions, it is really something you have to go by "feel". Some of the more common conditions (e.g. fatiguing issues like cancer, etc.) have websites helping educators...you can also use tips on parenting from parent support groups and modify them for the classroom.
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My nephew was in "regular school" but falling behind.  They put him in Montessori school, he has jumped up a grade level in most subjects.  He is also learning 2 languages and how to play the guitar.  You cannot get that in a regular classroom, there are just too many students.
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Ask one of the teacher's for help.
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We need a little more information in order to help you.  What is the nature of the special need?  For example, does the child have a hearing impairment, or a learning disability, or a physical disability?  How you do the adaptation depends on the disability and the child's strengths and needs.  Possibly if you can add details you may get several good suggestions.
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Your doctor may have suggestions on professionals in your area.  Also > ask a local special education teacher... they may be able to assist you in finding out if there is a specialized person in your area.  Good Luck!!
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I have a student with hearing loss, and I can tell you easily that a day in the life of a hearing impaired person is just like the day in the life of anyone else, except...\n\nAlways sitting up front in class to be able to see the teacher's lips, or watching the sign language interpreter (how would you feel almost always having a grown up hang out right next to you?).\nDifficulty with spelling.\nMissing the cool things that happen behind you because you don't hear the sounds that tell everyone else something cool is happening... and only catching it if you happen to see other people orienting on it.\nMissing out on the true beauty of music, bird song, etc.\nHeightened awareness and appreciation of visual, tactile, and other non-auditory sensory information.\nIncreased impatience from the people around you, who quickly learn to see you as YOU, who then pretty much forget you have hearing loss (after all, it is not something visible), and then get upset when you didn't hear them talking, giving instructions, etc. (teachers, hopefully, are professional enough not to get impatient and to always be concentrating on orienting themselves to face a student with hearing impairments so that he/she can lip read effectively).\n\nIf you really want to know, get earplugs and walk around with them in all day for about a week.
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As an ex-specialist music teacher, I went to observe experienced teachers and acted as his/her assistants as a volunteer - ask them lots of questions; look at their programmes; watch them teach. If you can't volunteer because you'll be starting as a 'paid' music teacher, then join associations such as Orff Schulwerk, Kodaly, Dalcroze etc. There regularly conduct workshops which are fantastic! Usually at these workshops, you get to meet other music teachers who can help you.\n\nAlso, for weekend work (experience), you can apply to teach at music schools ie yamaha, to gain furthur teaching experiences.\n\nGood luck!