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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Accommodations for students with special needs/ disabilities

Twenty ways to accommodate for students with disabilities/ special needs:
§  Sign directions to students
§  Sign test questions to students
§  Allow typing to respond to answers
§  Give tests in small groups or one on one
§  Give tests orally
§  Give extended time and frequent breaks
§  Eliminate clutter in the classroom
§  Sit them at close range to the teacher
§  Give extra assistance when needed
§  Give activities with multi-sensory and different learning styles
§  Modify activities when needed like shortening an assignment
§  Give opportunity for cooperative learning
§  Keep changes to a minimum
§  Allow students to move closer for a better hearing range
§  Emphasize art projects to overcome self-consciousness like self portraits
§  Outline assignments
§  Make expectations clear
§  Demonstrate more and talk less
§  Give visual aid
§  Allow child to miss class and give them assignments to take home
Resources:
NCES.ed.gov
Specialed.about.com
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