Look over the following classroom accommodations and circle the ones you feel are
needed for ________________________. Think carefully about what is needed to
help this child access your curriculum and continue to progress within your classroom.
What is put on the IEP has to be carried out in the classroom. Please indicate in the
boxes to the left which subject these accommodations are needed. At the bottom,
please indicate what part of the day the student needs NO accommodations. Please
consider the entire school day (break-outs, field trips, assemblies, lunch, etc.)
Modified Assignments
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Alternative Assignments
Read Aloud
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Mark In Book
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Preferential Seating
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grade level curriculum, shortened assignments
grade level curriculum, needs slower pace for extra
practice of skills to mastery
grade level curriculum, needs material read in order to
access
grade level curriculum, skills simplified to ability level
off grade level curriculum, skills simplified to ability level
(different than other students)
Everything (all materials read to student)
Teacher Discretion (teacher uses own judgment in
regard to purpose of assignment/tests and determines
whether to read aloud all or parts of the
assignment/test)
Student Request (teacher only reads aloud words the
student doesn’t know upon the student request)
Student needs hard copy of everything at his/her desk
because he/she can not transfer from board to paper
Student needs hard copy at desk to write on because
he/she can not transfer from paper to paper or book to
paper
Student needs to mark answers in test booklet because
he/she can not transfer from book to scan-tron
document due to tracking issues and/or attention
difficulties
Student needs to mark answers in test booklet because
he/she cannot physically color in bubbles on scan-tron
due to fine motor skills and/or attention difficulties
Away from doors / windows
Away from certain peers
Close teacher proximity
Back of room to allow more movement
_______________________________
All the time
Testing setting
Teacher discretion
Independent work requiring sustained mental effort
Separate Room
Extended Time
Multiple Test Sessions
Other Accommodations
Secluded spot (away from peers) in classroom for tests /
assessments
- Secluded spot (away from peers) in classroom for
independent assignments
- Another location outside of classroom for tests /
assessments
 all assessments / tests
 teacher discretion (explain: ________________)
 major tests (high pressure)
Why: help maintain focus by limiting extraneous
distractions; help relieve pressure / anxiety by limiting
number of peers; provides increased teacher proximity and
monitoring; _____________________
- All assignments (class work)
- Individual assessments / tests
- Class assessments / tests
- Homework
 _____ additional minutes more than peers
 As needed to complete required work
- Individual assessments / tests
- Class assessments / tests
* broken into _______ minute sessions
- Increased wait time for verbal responses
- Give 2 – 3 answer choices for verbal questions (depending
upon purpose / function of questions)
- Peer tutor (explain: _______________________)
- _______________________________________
- _______________________________________
- _______________________________________
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No Accommodations needed in: _____________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
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Testing Accommodations
Math: __________________________________________________________________
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Reading: ________________________________________________________________
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Science: ________________________________________________________________
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