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Student Background B
Student Background B
participates in the marching band as well as playing concert percussion. After
observing this student in class and discussing his background with my cooperating
This student doesn’t have an IEP or 504, however I have noticed in class that this
student is constantly talking with his friends, not paying attention, and seems really
uninterested in class. I have heard this student say on multiple occasions that they
don’t want to be there and that they don’t like band. In class this student is
constantly talking with his friends. However, when his friends aren’t around he’s
more focused because he doesn’t have anyone to talk to. He seems to get frustrated
easily, especially when he is having trouble learning some of the music. When is
called on to play his part he gets easily frustrated and apologetic when he messes
up. Overall, this student tends to get distracted easily and has a hard time staying on
task.
After discussing his background with my cooperating teacher, I realized that
he has been this unengaged for a while. He will talk through class whether it’s
myself, or my cooperating teacher who is leading. He often doesn’t practice for class,
and will come into class unprepared. This set off the whole lesson because either
myself, or my cooperating teacher will have to stop to help this student, and others,
There are several ways I believe we can accommodate this student in the
classroom.
First
of
all,
I
think
for
part
of
the
class
we
can
make
sure
he
is
separate
from
his
friends
that
make
him
talk
more.
He’ll
still
be
able
to
talk
when
we
take
a
brake, but for part/most of the class he is around other students that will keep him
focused. This can help ensure that there is less talking from him and throughout the
class in general. Something else we can do, is pair him up with someone from the
class who is playing the same, or a similar part. That way he can work with someone
to learn the music, and they can hold each other accountable for learning it.
Overall, I think with some of these tools the student will find band more enjoyable.
He will still be able to see and talk to his friends, but he will be more focused