Modifications Accommodations

1
Modifications/Accommodations
2
Assignments

• Vary the length from day to day.
• Adjust the conceptual level of work.
• Give work in small amounts.
• Provide time suggestions for each task.
• Require a notebook.
• Divide worksheets into sections.
• Substitute projects for written projects or
  reports.

3
Assignments (cont)

• Use games to teach concepts.
• Use typewritten worksheets instead of handwritten
  worksheet .
• Limit the number of problems on a page.
• Have student complete and turn in one-half of
  assignment before receiving the second half.

4
Motivation

• Provide verbal praise and reinforcement.
• Use field trips and "hands on" experiences.
• Use pictures, graphs, etc., to promote interest.
• Alternate learning activities to provide variety.
  
• Pair the student with a study partner.

5
Motivation (cont)

• Chart student's progress.
• Encourage parental involvement in the classroom.
• Profile a student each week.
• Use student interests in class discussions and
  examples.
• Simulate real-life situations.

6
Lectures

• Provide visuals. Use flash cards. Give
  explanations in small distinct steps. Provide
  written backup to oral directions.
• Pre-teach difficulty vocabulary and concepts.
• Remove extra words.

7
Lectures (cont)

• Use humor and anecdotes to underscore ideas
• Provide study guides/worksheets for lectures.
• Repeat important material and pair with nonverbal
  signal.
• Review important concepts at beginning and end of
  class.

8
Tests

• Give oral tests.
• Use more white space between sections.
• Provide a buddy or allow group help.
• Reorganize tests for clarity.
• Reduce the vocabulary level.
• Give a take-home test.
• Reduce extraneous information that is not vital
  to content.
• Teach test-taking strategies.

9
Tests (cont)

• Give clear directions for each test section.
• Provide examples where possible.
• If test is timed, announce available time
  regularly.
• Ask questions requiring short answers.
• Provide answer options.
• Group material into small sections, separate
  sections with lines.
• Limit multiple choice questions to 4 to 5 items.

10
Tests (cont)

• Use the same format for each test.
• Allow extra time to take the test.
• Limit matching to 5 - 10 items.
• Read the test to the student.
• Allow student to audiotape their answers.
• Circle a few items that test each concept and ask
  the student to attempt those circled first.