 Emphasis on major points
 Pre-teach vocabulary to ensure understanding
 Provide page numbers to specific answers
 Use brief conferences to ensure comprehension
 Tape text
 Read orally
 Use organizers, visual aids
 Teach comprehension strategies
 Highlight materials
 Peer reading
 Ask leading questions to help focus reading on important points
 Have students list important people, facts, after reading
 Provide a reading guide
(leading questions to answer)
 Allow student to select method of writing (cursive, manuscript, assistive technology)
 Oral response (tape-record)
 Provide student with hard copy of notes or fill in the blank
 Reduce amount of copying from board
 Check for understanding of content
 Don’t penalize for spelling or grammatical errors
 Provide graphic organizer
(i.e. Inspiration® software, chart, map, graph, picture)
 Provide outline
 Accentuate positive aspects of student writing
 Reduce assignments
 Reduced number of problems
 Provide hard copy of teacher expected work
 Extra time for response, in class work, homework
 Alternate projects
 Provide multiple opportunities to learn content: cooperative learning, choral responses, hands-on participation
 Assignment contracts
 Provide opportunities for extra credit
 Repeat directions or have student repeat
 Provide directions orally, in writing, and show model
 Task analyze – break down the steps and teach one at a time, gradually adding additional steps
 Alternate form of exam
(multiple choice vs. short answer, oral vs. written essay)
 Open book test
 Open note test
 Oral tests
 Oral responses
 Extended time
 Provide a study guide
 Opportunity to retake an exam
 Allow test corrections
 Provide extra credit opportunities
 Provide a concrete example of how students are to respond
 Provide an alternative test sight
 Give practice test prior to actual test
 Avoid unnecessary words that do not help student select the correct answer
 Avoid choices such as “ A and B”, “all of the above”, or “none of the above” on multiple choice test
 Provide a word bank for fill in the blank items
NOTE: Each campus should consult with their department chair or student’s case manager when question arise on what is an allowable accommodation.
Teachers should also refer to each student’s IEP/Accommodation and Modification page.