Accommodations & Modifications Luling

Sally is a third grade student who receives special education services for a Specific Learning Disability in Reading Fluency Skills and Basic Reading Skills. She has difficulty in all areas of reading such as decoding words, vocabulary development, blending, and frequently used sight words.

What are the recommended accommodations?

• flashcards of frequent sight words

• Audio recorded reading

• Sit near the teacher

• supplemental reading material( High interest, lower readability)

• Proximity control

Victor is a third grade student who receives special education services to address his needs related to a physical disability. Victor does not struggle with mathematical reasoning and computation; however, he is only able to write with a pencil for short amounts of time because his muscles become fatigued and will cramp.

What are the recommended accommodations?

• Speech to text

• frequent breaks

• use of dry erase marker/ whiteboard

• Blank graphic organizers

• Extra time

Robert is an eighth grade student who receives special education services for a Specific Learning Disability in Mathematical Calculation. He struggles with mathematical computations and get frustrated easily when there are classroom distractions.

What are the recommended accommodations?

• frequent breaks

• Multiple choice answer sheet to select answer

• shortened assignments

• Extra time for completing the assignments

• Use of Calculator (allowable on STAAR)

Tina is a fifth grade student who receives special education services for an Intellectual Disability, Speech Impairment and Orthopedic Impairment. She receives all instruction in the Life Skills classroom. Tina communicates through vocalizations and a head switch attached to her wheelchair. She explores her environment and participates by touching tactile numbers, shapes and books, with hand over hand assistance. She requires intensive support and modifications to the curriculum to access the TEKS through prerequisite skills that are significantly below grade-level instruction.

What are the recommended modifications and accommodations?

• Use of computer assignments only

• Supervision during transition

• specialized curriculum

• Grading based on participation/social skill acquisition

• Extended Lunch

Steven is a ninth grade student who receives special education services for an Other Health Impairment due to ADHD. He exhibits frequent outbursts in class and has difficulties following teacher directives. He talks back to teachers and often misses class, causing him to be behind in his work. Steven’s favorite class is math with Mr. Jones.

What are the recommended accommodations ?

• Extra time for assignments

• Shortened assignments

• Create a reward system

• allow restroom breaks every 5 minutes

• Teacher check for understanding

The student might benefit from having extra time to complete the spelling test or using a keyboard if the physical act of writing is difficult.

• accommodations

• Modifications

A student could be assigned shorter or easier reading assignments, or homework that’s different from the rest of the class.

• Accommodations

• Modifications

A student with dyslexia might listen to an audio version of a book

• accommodations

• Modifications

An 8th-grade student's work is assessed according to expectations found on the 6th-grade curriculum. This is an example of...

• accommodations

• Modifications

Accommodations alter the learning expectations for the grade level.

• True

• False