ERIC Number: EJ1435732
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-2379-9005
EISSN: EISSN-2379-9021
Elementary Music Teachers' Knowledge and Attitudes toward the Use of Adaptive Materials for Students with Disabilities: An Exploratory Study
Texas Music Education Research, p47-64 2023
As a result of seeing 100% of the student population, elementary music teachers host more students with disabilities than a general classroom teacher would in his or her class. Depending on the severity of students' disabilities, some require general music lesson alterations. To create the least restrictive environment for students with exceptionalities, teachers must adapt, accommodate, or modify materials, space usage, time spent instructing, and instruction modality. According to current literature, 85% of music teachers (general, band, choir, and strings) adapt goals and objectives for students with disabilities; however, only 9% of surveyed teachers felt competent in their skills to do so. This exploratory study aimed to survey regional elementary music teachers to discover their knowledge of adaptive materials, the likelihood and frequency of using them in their classrooms, what disabilities were prevalent in their classes, and if activities were adjusted.
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Students with Disabilities, Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Technology, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Competencies, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Innovation
Texas Music Educators Association. 7900 Centre Park Drive, Austin, TX 78754. Tel: 512-452-0710; Fax: 512-451-9213; Web site: http://www.tmea.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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