Kindergarten Sample Accommodations of Instruction
and Assessment -Social and Instructional Language
Domain
Reading
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Level 1
Identify environmental print.
Pair shapes of words related to
illustrated objects with print versions.
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Level 2
Find real-life objects or pictures.
Match labeled pictures of familiar
objects to illustrations.
Writing
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Produce drawings.
Trace, copy or depict topic in
drawings.
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Describe familiar topics.
Reproduce initial letters
associated with topic from labeled
drawings or illustrated models.
Listening
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Mimic
Identify objects from pictures.
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Respond to chants based on
illustrations
Follow one-step oral directions
from pictures
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Repeat answers to questions.
Repeat words.
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Speaking
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Answer question about position or
location of real-life objects
Make requests from models or
gestures.
Kindergarten Sample Accommodations of Instruction
and Assessment -The Language of Language Arts
Domain
Listening
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Level 1 - Entering
Point to features of big books in a large
group according to oral commands.
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Level 2 -Emerging
Show directionality of print in various
sources in a large group according to
oral commands
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Repeat key words from picture cues.
Repeat words or phrases supported by
illustrations
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Reading
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Match pictures and icons with a partner
Distinguish between illustrated examples
of print and non-print
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Sort pictures and icons with a partner
Match illustrated examples of the
same form of print
Writing
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Experiment making symbols or letters
from models using realia
Draw or trace examples of environmental
print.
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Reproduce symbols or letters from
models using realia.
Copy examples of environmental print
from labeled icons or objects.
Speaking
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Chant phrases or short sentences
using gestures from picture cues.
Complete phrases from rhymes
supported by illustrated models
Kindergarten Sample Accommodations of Instruction
and Assessment -The Language of Mathematics
Domain
Listening
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Speaking
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Reading
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Writing
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Level 1 - Entering
Associate size of real-life objects with
non-standard measurement tools
Imitate pattern sounds with physical
movement from modeling
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Participate in and supply words in songs
and chants in a whole group.
Indicate size of objects in pictures using
gestures and words.
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Identify icons or pictures of real-life
objects as modeled
Match pictures of real-life objects with
figures of geometric shapes.
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Draw or trace matched pairs of real-life
objects as modeled and directed orally
2. Draw, trace or copy pictures from
models to express times of day
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Level 2 -Emerging
Sort real-life objects by size using nonstandard measurement.
Select “What comes first, next or
last?” in illustrated topics according to
oral directions.
Complete phrases in songs and chants
in a whole group
Specify size of objects in pictures.
Classify icons or pictures of real-life
objects that belong and don’t belong
to a group as modeled.
Classify pictures of real-life objects
according to geometric shapes.
Connect 1:1 matched sets of real-life
objects or pictures as modeled and
directed orally
Depict times of day from illustrated
scenes and models using icons, letters
or scribble writings.
Kindergarten Sample Accommodations of Instruction
and Assessment -The Language of Science
Domain
Listening
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Speaking
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Reading
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Writing
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Level 1 - Entering
Indicate change in self through gestures
or environment from pictures, according
to oral commands
Classify living or non-living things from
oral statements and pictures.
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Associate senses with physical actions
with a partner in L1 or L2
Name familiar objects in photographs or
illustrations associated with topic
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Match outlines of animals to pictures or
objects with a partner
Apply concepts of print to books about
topic
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Create messages in L1 or L2
Produce drawings of materials needed
for scientific inquiry from labeled pictures
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Level 2 -Emerging
Match pictures or photographs of
offspring with adults following oral
models as examples of change.
Match oral descriptions of living or
non-living things with pictures.
Give examples of uses of senses with a
partners in L1 or L2.
Describe topic from photographs or
illustrations
Match pictures of animals with labels
to animal icons with a partner
Pair labeled pictures to matching icons
Practice making letters or scribble
writings from models in L1 or L2 using
a variety of media
Copy names of materials needed for
scientific inquiry from labeled pictures
Kindergarten Sample Accommodations of Instruction
and Assessment -The Language of Social Studies
Domain
Listening
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Speaking
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Reading
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Writing
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Level 1- Entering
Point to or locate symbols or holiday
scenes in classrooms, pictures or objects
named orally
Associate sounds of different modes of
transportation with pictures.
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Repeat names of and identify objects
when modeled in L1 or L2
Repeat names of topics from models and
illustrations
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Categorize pictures according to names in
a whole group
Recognize related symbols or icons in
illustrations
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Draw self-portrait and copy or trace
name
Draw personal responses to people,
places or object in school from pictures
or models.
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Level 2 -Emerging
Show symbols of holidays from
pictures or objects based on oral
commands
Identify modes of transportation from
visually supported rhymes or chants
Brainstorm names of objects with
peers in L1 or L2
Match topic in illustrated scenes using
phrases or chunks of language
Find labeled illustrations or
photographs modeled on word walls
or displays in small groups.
Match labeled pictures with words
about topic from various sources
Draw family portrait from models or
photographs and identify people by
initials
Represent people, places or objects in
school from pictures and models using
letters or scribble writings
Grades 1-2 Sample Accommodations of Instruction
and Assessment -Social and Instructional Language
Domain
Reading
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Writing
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Listening
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Speaking
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Level 1
Follow oral directions according to
simple commands using
manipulatives or real-life objects
Identify symbols, objects or people
associated to topic from pictures and
oral statements
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Answer yes/no or choice questions
with a partner in L1 or L2
Name objects depicted visually in
real-life contexts
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Match icons or pictures to same on
board games with a partner
Match illustrated words with a word
bank
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Draw or orally dictate personal
experience in L1 or L2 from pictures
or photographs
Trace, copy or produce words about
topic using models and pictures
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Level 2
Follow oral directions according to
complex commands using
manipulatives or real –life objects
Locate areas from pictures and
oral descriptive phrases
Share ideas or feelings with a
partner in L1 or L2
Tell primary function or use of
objects depicted visually
Place labeled pictures with
corresponding pictures with a
partner
Identify illustrated phrases
Label personal experiences in L1
or L2 using pictures or
photographs
Make lists for topics using models
and pictures
Grades 1-2 Sample Accommodations of Instruction
and Assessment - Language of Language Arts
Domain
Listening
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Speaking
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Reading
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Writing
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Level 1
Identify characters, places or objects
from visuals and oral phrases in
illustrated pattern or predictable
books after numerous reads
Follow along with classmates in role
play activities modeled and described
orally
Match pictures to sentences read
aloud
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Name people or objects depicted on
illustrated covers of fictional stories
with a partner in L1 or L2
Repeat new language related to story
pictures or wordless picture books
modeled by teachers
Name persons (characters) or settings
of stories from picture books
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Pair illustrated features or
photographs of places or objects with
icons in non-fiction books in small
groups
Demonstrate awareness of unique
sounds by point or through gestures
Sequence a series of pictures to tell
stories
Recognize sounds in spoken words
with accompanying illustrations
Copy words related to settings or
characters in illustrated text from
word walls or big books
Reproduce symbols, letters or
pictures of rhyming pairs from
illustrated charts or displays with a
partner
Select and copy words related to
setting or characters in illustrated text
from word banks
Reproduce illustrated word pairs by
families
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Level 2
Match visuals of characters, places or
objects with oral statements from
illustrated patterned or predictable
books after numerous reads
Role play familiar, everyday activities
modeled in illustrated books read by
teachers in small groups
Order pictures of related sentences
read aloud that use sequential
language
Describe people or objects in titles
and illustrated covers of fictional
stories with a partner in L1 or L2
Describe people or places depicted in
story pictures or wordless picture
books in small groups or pairs
Describe people or objects in titles
and illustrated covers of fictional
stories
Connect illustrated features or
photographs or places or objects with
descriptive words or phrases in nonfiction books in small groups
Match voice to print by pointing to
icons, letters or illustrated words
Match a series of pictures that tell
stories with sequence words
Blend sounds together to make
words, shown visually
Describe setting or characters in
illustrated test from phrase walls or
big books
Pair rhyming words from illustrated
charts or displays with a partner
Describe settings or characters in
illustrated text from phrase banks
General list of word families from
illustrated models
Grades 1-2 Sample Accommodations of Instruction
and Assessment - Language of Mathematics
Domain
Listening
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Speaking
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Reading
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Writing
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Level 1
Shade or color graphs according to
oral commands modeled by a teacher
Identify two- or three- dimensional
shapes depicted in illustrations
described orally
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Provide identifying information that
involves real-world numbers to a
partner
Recite math-related words or phrases
related to basic operations from
pictures of everyday objects and oral
statements
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Use diagrams to guide use of
standard or metric measurement
tools with a partner
Match labeled pictures with general
words related to topics to pictures
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Produce pictures with numerals or
reproduce words associated with
quantities from models
Find and reproduce number words
from an assortment of labeled visuals
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Level 2
Identify data in graphs from oral
commands or questions modeled
by a teacher
Match attributes of two- or threedimensional shapes described
orally to objects
Give examples of things with realworld number to a partner
Restate or paraphrase basic
operations from oral statements,
referring to pictures of everyday
objects
Use labeled diagrams from texts
to guide use of standard or metric
measurement tools with a partner
Match words or phrases related to
topic to illustrated word banks
Take dictation or make notes of
examples of phrases associated
with quantities in everyday
situations
Distinguish number words from
other math words using graphic or
visual support and word banks
Grades 1-2 Sample Accommodations of Instruction
and Assessment - Language of Science
Domain
Listening
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Speaking
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Reading
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Writing
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Level 1
Explore movement or real-life objects
by following oral commands and
modeling
Identify objects according to
chemical or physical properties from
pictures and oral statements
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Name objects of the earth or sky
from observations or models
Use words or phrases related to topic
from pictures or photographs
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Select labeled topic to make posters
from magazine pictures with a
partner
Identify topic from labeled diagrams,
pictures in graphs or charts
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Label objects that represent topics
from real-life or illustrated examples
in L1 or L2
Note difference or change by labeling
drawings or copying words from
word banks
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Level 2
Move real-life objects by following
multi-step oral directions
Match objects according to
chemical or physical properties
from pictures and oral
descriptions
Describe objects of the earth or
sky from observations,
photographs or models
Make statements about topic
from pictures or photographs
Search for words and pictures in
big books or illustrated trade
books associated with topic with a
partner
Sort topic according to
descriptions of their attributes
using pictures and phrases with
graphic organizers
List examples of topics from
illustrated word/phrase banks
using graphic organizers in L1 or
L2
Identify change according to
stages of process or cycles using
words or phrases
Grades 1-2 Sample Accommodations of Instruction
and Assessment - Language of Social Studies
Domain
Listening
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Speaking
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Reading
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Writing
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Level 1
Match signs around neighborhoods
with actions based on oral
commands and pictures, realia or
field trips with a partner
Match topic with illustrated scenes
based on oral questions or directions
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State what families do based on
gestures or modeling in small groups
Name community workers shown
doing their jobs in pictures or
illustrated scenes
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Use phonetic clues to sort or match
real or visuals of currencies from
around the world
Match labeled pictures with
illustrated topics
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Draw and label pictures of different
types of home or habitats from
models
Reproduce or label pictures of topics
from illustrated word banks
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Level 2
Identify signs or places in
communities from oral statements
and pictures, realia or field trips
with a partner
Identify characteristics of topic
from oral descriptions and visuals
Share personal responsibilities
within a family based on pictures
or role playing in small groups
State roles of community workers
in pictures or illustrated scenes
Associate words or phrases
related to currencies with
illustrated word/phrase walls or
picture books
Sort topics described in illustrated
phrases
Identify different types of homes
or habitats from pictures or
models using general vocabulary
Describe topics from illustrated
examples
Grades 3-5 Sample Accommodations of Instruction and
Assessment - Social and Instructional Language
Domain
Listening
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Speaking
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Reading
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Writing
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Level 1
Identify materials needed to
complete tasks from realia and oral
commands and check with a partner
Follow one-step oral commands
supported visually or modeled
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Seek assistance from peers or
teachers to gather information in L1
or L2
Produce words in response to WHquestions about topic from picture
prompts and models
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Identify words or phrases related to
self or personal experiences from
illustrated text or work/phrase walls
Select general themes related to
topic from pictures and words or
phrases
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Draw, label or list substances or
objects around school, home or
community related to health or
safety from visuals in L1 or L2
Produce words/phrases associated
with topic from illustrated scenes and
models
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Level 2
Select materials or resources
needed to complete tasks based
on realia and compound
sentences and check with a
partner
Follow two-step oral commands
supported visually that involve
language of request
Respond to questions from peers
or teachers about information
gathering in L1 or L2
Produce phrases or short
sentences in response to openended questions from picture
prompts
Make predications from illustrated
text using prior knowledge or
personal experiences
Locate information in visually or
graphically supported text on
topic
Describe topic from visuals in L1
or L2
List dos and don’ts regarding topic
from illustrated scenes
Grades 3-5 Sample Accommodations of Instruction and
Assessment - Language of Language Arts
Domain
Listening
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Speaking
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Reading
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Writing
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Level 1
Match pictures to individual clues
based on oral statements with a
partner
Point to letter combinations, words,
parts of books or illustrations in
response to teachers’ reading of
illustrated books to show
comprehension
Match pictures to individual clues
based on oral statements
Match oral statements from
narrative or expository material to
their illustrated representations
Answer WH- or choice questions
about pictures of imaginary people,
objects or situations from peers in L1
or L2
Describe self with words and
gestures
Name story elements of various
genres depicted visually
Find identifying information on
biographies from words or phrases in
illustrated books or word/phrase
walls using physical activity
Match labels or identify facts from
illustrations and phrases
Use cues for sounding out unfamiliar
words with accompanying visuals
Find identifying information
illustrative of main ideas from
illustrations, words, or phrases
Respond to illustrated events using
words or phrases based on models
Produce personal word/phrase lists
from labeled pictures and check with
a partner for edits and revision
Identify basic conventions or
mechanics in text
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Level 2
Identify pictures associated with
solutions to short mysteries read
aloud with a partner
Gesture during shared reading of
illustrated stories or trade books
to show comprehension
Determine literal meanings of oral
passages from narrative or
expository material and match to
illustrations
Describe pictures of imaginary
people, objects or situations to
peers in L1 or L2
Compare self with familiar persons
using photographs, pictures or
graphic organizers
Describe story elements of various
genres supported by illustrations
Sequence events in biographical
sketches in illustrated books using
graphic organizers or physical
activity
Identify language associated with
fact in fiction or non-fiction
illustrated paragraphs
Match visually supported context
cues with statements to find
meaning and facilitate fluency
Sort main ideas and details from
sentences using visual support and
graphic organizers
List illustrated events using
phrases or short sentences based
on models
Create phrases/short sentences
from models and check with a
partner for edits and revision
Differentiate uses of conventions
or mechanics in illustrated
sentences
Grades 3-5 Sample Accommodations of Instruction and
Assessment - Language of Mathematics
Domain
Listening
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Speaking
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Reading
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Writing
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Level 1
Match prices to goods using visually
supported materials and oral
questions with a partner
Mark position/location of numbers of
illustrated objects from oral
commands
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Repeat information about math
operations using realia or
manipulatives and teacher models in
L1 or L2
State words in figures or formulas
from illustrated examples
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Recreate drawings from diagrams
and written directions in a small
group
Identify large whole numbers from
pictures and models
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Label fractional parts of diagrams or
realia from number word banks
Reproduce names of threedimensional shapes from labeled
models
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Level 2
Compare prices of goods using
visually supported materials and
oral questions with a partner
Identify comparative quantities of
numbers or illustrated objects
from oral commands or questions
Paraphrase information about
math operations using realia or
manipulatives and teacher models
in L1 or L2
Use general vocabulary in math
sentences from illustrated
examples
Create scale drawings from
diagrams or models and written
directions in a small group
Identify large whole numbers from
pictures or models and phrases or
short sentences
Describe what the fractional parts
mean from diagrams or realia in
phrases or short sentences
Make lists of real-world examples
of three-dimensional shapes from
labeled models
Grades 3-5 Sample Accommodations of Instruction and
Assessment - Language of Science
Domain
Listening
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Speaking
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Reading
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Writing
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Level 1
Choose topic from realia, magazines
or newspapers following oral
directions
Identify examples of states of matter
from oral statements with visual
support
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Organize and identify natural
phenomena from real-life examples
in small groups
Answer questions that name basic
parts of systems depicted visually
and modeled
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Sort real-life objects according to
labels
Match labeled pictures representing
earth materials with vocabulary
Label features of the Earth based on
diagrams or models
Copy names of astronomical objects
associated with the solar system
from labeled diagrams
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Level 2
Classify foods from realia,
magazines or newspapers
following oral directions
Distinguish among examples of
states of matter from oral
statements and visuals support
Describe natural phenomena from
real-life examples using general
vocabulary in small groups
Classify or give examples of parts
of systems depicted visually
Identify ways to conserve from
pictures and written text
Sort descriptive phrases according
to pictures of earth materials
Classify features of the Earth, past
or present, from diagrams or
graphic organizers using phrases
or short sentences
Describe features of astronomical
objects from labeled diagrams
Grades 3-5 Sample Accommodations of Instruction and
Assessment - Language of Social Studies
Domain
Listening
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Speaking
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Reading
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Writing
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Level 1
Identify topic from pictures and oral
statements in small groups
Identify information on routes from
oral statements supported
graphically or visually
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Level 2
Identify topic from pictures and
detailed oral descriptions in small
groups
Arrange information on routes
from oral directions supported
visually or graphically
Locate and show places on maps or
globes in L1 or L2 with a partner
Provide information about topic
depicted in illustrated scenes
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Trace routes on globes or maps with
a partner
Match examples of historical events
with illustrations and labels
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Identify features, people or
historical events depicted in
illustrations and phrases
Reproduce historical highlights from
labeled timelines or visually
supported headlines
Label features of communities or
regions depicted in pictures or maps
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Create phrases or short sentences
from timelines or visually
supported headlines
Describe communities or regions
depicted in pictures on maps
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Define locations of places on maps
or gloves in L1 or L2
Give examples of what explorers
do or did from illustrated scenes