Accomodations and Curricular Modifications

1. ACCOMODATIONS
ACCOMODATIONS
ACCOMODATIONS
AND CURRICULAR
AND CURRICULAR
AND CURRICULAR
MODIFICATIONS
MODIFICATIONS
MODIFICATIONS

2. Accomodations
Accommodations are
supports provided to
students to help gain full
access to class content and
instruction, without altering
the curriculum standards
and competencies expected
and to demonstrate
accurately what they know.

3. EXAMPLES OF ACCOMODATIONS
1. ALTERING INSTRUMENT
2. TOYS OR MATERIALS

4. 3. CHANGING THE ROOM DURING
SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES
4. PROVIDING TIME EXTENSIONS OR
ALLOWANCES FOR TESTS AND TASKS
5. CHANGING RESPONSE FORMATS
IN WORKSHEETS

5. ACCOMMODATIONS MAY BE
PROVIDED BOTH DURING ASSESSMENT
AND INSTRUCTION, DEPENDING ON
THE LEARNING PROFILE AND NEEDS
OF A CHILD AND MAY VARY IN TERMS
OF PRESENTATION, RESPONSE,
SETTING, AND SCHEDULING (BEECH
2010).

6. 1. PRESENTATION
ACCOMMODATION
CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
MAY NEED SPECIALIZED
PRESENTATION FORMATS
ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH
SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS SO THEY
CAN LEARN THE SAME CONTENT
ALONGSIDE TYPICALLY
DEVELOPING PEERS.

7. A. EXAMPLE OF ACCOMODATIONS
IN PRESENTATION
1. VISUAL
SUPPORT
A. MINIMIZE VISUAL
DISTRACTION

8. B. VISUAL CUES (E.G., USE COLOR-CODED
TEXT, HIGHLIGHTING)
C. USE OF LARGER PRINT MATERIALS (FONT
SIZE, ILLUSTRATIONS)

9. D. USE OF SIGN LANGUAGE
E. VIDEOS WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING

10. 2. AUDITORY AND
COMPREHENSION
SUPPORT
A. READ ALOUD BY PEER
B. AUDIO BOOKS

11. C. DIGITAL TEXT THAT READS ALOUD
OR GIVES DEFINITION OF WORD
D. TEXT-TO-SPEECH SOFTWARE
E. ADVANCE ORGANIZER OR
STORY GUIDE
F. HIGHLIGHTING OR COLOR
CODING

12. 3. LISTENING AND
FOCUSING
A. ADVANCE ORGANIZER
B. EXPLICIT VERBAL OR VISUAL
CUES; PHYSICAL PROMPTS
C. REPEAT/CLARIFY DIRECTIONS
AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION
D. NOTE TAKING SUPPORT
E. COPY OF DIRECTIONS