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From the Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education 12/00 http://www.mcie.org
Environmental/physical accommodations/modifications
- Providing preferential seating
- Altering physical arrangement of classroom
- Reducing distractions
- Providing quiet corner/room
- Modifying equipment
- Adapting writing utensils
- Allowing use of study carrel
- Providing assistance in maintaining uncluttered space
- Providing space for movement or breaks
Instructional modifications
- Teaching to learning style
- Modifying materials
- Providing resource room instruction
- Providing one to one instruction
- Varying method of instruction
- Varying content of lesson
- Providing alternative assignments
- Providing extra visual and verbal cues and prompts
- Providing study sheets
- Conducting as assistive technology evaluation
- Providing augmentative communication devices
- Allowing use of computer and calculator
- Allowing use of tape recorder
- Providing books on tape
- Providing textbooks for at home use
- Providing notetaker or teacher outlines, study guides
- Modifying workload or length of assignments/tests
- Modifying time demands
- Allowing additional time for assignments and tests
- Allowing answers to be dictated
- Providing word bank
- Providing hands-on activities
- Providing highlighted materials
- Allowing use of manipulatives
- Giving no penalty for spelling errors, sloppy handwriting
- Providing adapted physical education
- Following routine or schedule
- Alternate quiet and active time
- Teach management skills
- Assign specific tasks within specific time period
Social/behavioral interventions/supports
- Providing immediate feedback
- Allowing rest breaks
- Conducting functional behavioral analysis
- Implementing behavioral intervention strategies
- Implementing behavior modification plan
- Developing crisis intervention plan
- Using varied reinforcement system
- Providing circle of friends
- Provide peer buddies
- Provide counseling
- Providing verbal and visual cues regarding transition
- Providing verbal and visual cues regarding directions or staying on task
- Providing study skills instruction
- Providing management skills instruction
- Providing agenda book
- Providing visual daily schedule
- Adjusting assignment timelines
- Providing checklists
- Giving notice, warning before change in activities
- Allowing daily check-in with case manager or special education teacher
Staff supports/collaboration
- Enhanced staffing
- Providing one on one aide
- Instituting Co-teaching arrangement
- Designating adult staff member to listen and provide support
- Providing small group instruction
- Using cooperative learning groups
- Providing staff development
Testing Accommodations
- Allowing answers to be dictated
- Allowing frequent rest breaks
- Allowing additional time
- Allowing oral testing
- Giving no timed tests
- Giving choice of test (multiple-choice, essay, true-false)
- Accepting short answers
- Allowing open book or open note tests
- Shortening test
- Reading test to student
- Providing study guide prior to test
- Highlighting key directions
- Giving test in alternative site
- Allowing calculator, word processor