Instructional Accommodations
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Provide manipulatives
Teach in small groups
Allow more time for assignments
Provide seating for proximity to peer helper or
teacher
Simplify language used during instruction and
keep sentence structure simple
Provide brief, clear instructions and directions
(orally and written)
Use visuals
Rephrase questions and directions using
simplified language
Allow use of language translation
device/picture dictionary
Reduce paper and pencil activities
Use Manuscript writing and fonts
Encourage participation at all levels-even
one word
Encourage peer work and provide English
conversation partners
Read to the student
Accept writing in L1
Allow inventive spelling and language errors
Help student build a picture card file of
vocabulary words
Reduce key vocabulary and simplify
definitions
Choose vocabulary words student can
illustrate and understand
Highlight and pre-teach vocabulary
Limit requirements to essential information
Encourage students to highlight key words
and important facts
Allow student to express key concepts in their
own words
Provide study guides and outlines in advance
Provide copies of essential lesson notes
Provide highlighted texts and materials
Provide recordings of books and information
Reduce the amount of the material to be
taught
Provide reduced or simplified texts for
content area instruction
Give alternative classwork and homework
assignments
Reduce or restructure word problems in
mathematics
Substitute hands-on activities and projects for
written assignments
Simplify or reduce homework
Accommodations for Assessment
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Assessment matches Instruction
Give accommodated tests
Allow more time for assessment
Allow use of language translation
device/dictionary
Use manuscript writing and fonts
Provide tests using simplified sentence
structure and reduced language content
Student takes the test with teacher
Small group testing
Give open book tests
Allow the use of notes and organizers
developed during instruction
Limit vocabulary matching exercises to 5-10
items
Limit fill-in-the blank exercises to 5-10 items
Give clues for questions with short answers
(word bank)
Provide restricted options on multiple choice
tests (begin with 2)
Oral/written inventory of key vocabulary using
the following:
o Picture/Flash Cards
o Dictionary/Picture Dictionary
o Manipulatives
Read test questions and items orally
Present test questions using the same
phrasing used in learning/review
Allow responses in many forms
Reduce the number of questions per
assessment
Incorporate group work into the assessment
process
Simplify the language and format of the
assessment
Allow for inventive spelling and writing
Provide page numbers for locating answers
within texts
Use informal performance observations and
classroom participation for grading
Avoid pressures of speed and accuracy