ACCOMMODATIONS

CHANGES IN THE ENVIRONMENT THAT ASSIST A STUDENT IN MEETING A STANDARD OR EXPECTATION. THE STANDARD OR EXPECTATION DOES NOT CHANGE.

  • Taking a test in another room

  • Completion of work one-on one with assistance

  • Preferential sitting

  • Textbooks for at-home use

  • Additional time for assignments

  • Review of directions

  • Review sessions

  • Provision of notes or outlines

  • Concrete examples

  • Use of a study carrel

  • Assistance in maintaining uncluttered space

  • Audio Books

  • Graphic organizers

  • Graph paper to assist in organizing or lining up math problems

  • Use of computers/calculators

  • Quiet corner or room to calm down and relax when anxious

  • Use of manipulatives

  • No penalty for spelling errors or sloppy handwriting

  • Teach time management skills

  • Rest breaks

  • Verbal and visual cues regarding directions and staying on task

  • Agenda book and checklists

  • Daily check-in

  • Adjusted assignment timelines

  • Visual daily schedule

  • Varied reinforcement procedures

  • Immediate feedback

  • Work-in-progress check

  • Weekly home-school communication tools (notebook, daily log, phone calls or email messages)

  • Preferential seating

  • Reduction of distractions

  • Answers to be dictated

  • Hands-on activities

  • Peer or scribe note-taking

  • Space for movement or breaks

  • Study sheets and teacher outlines

  • Extra visual and verbal cues and prompts

  • Lab and math sheets with highlighted instructions

  • Writing on a slanted surface

  • Highlighted paper