9 Types of Accommodations and Modifications
The goal of each student in the classroom is to learn, build on prior knowledge and stretch the imagination. All students learn at their own pace and sometimes a student may need extra help to be successful. These are the areas in which school work can be modified to meet the needs of students with learning disabilities. Accommodation refers to changes that can be made in a disabled student's environment to foster learning. Modifications refer to changes in the curriculum for students with learning disabilities who cannot understand all of the content being taught.
1. Quantity
Reduce the amount of work that a student has to do on an assignment. Reduce the quantity of items that a student is expected to learn for mastery.
2. Time
Give the student more time for completion of assignments or projects. Allow for more time for students to learn concepts and ideas.
3. Level of Support
Give student more individual help from teacher, assistants or peers. Use prompting and modeling with the student. Use more scaffolding in a student's learning, build in smaller increments the student must learn to build clearly on previous learning objectives.
4. Input
Use tools appropriate to the student's learning abilities (large print books, special keyboards, sign language interpreters, etc.). Change the way you teach a particular child to better suit his/her learning style and needs.
5. Difficulty
Adapt assignments/teaching style to have simple, clear directions and allow students to work with learning aids such as calculators. Change the skill level, type of problem or rules about how work needs to be completed.
6. Output
Allow students to respond to instruction in different ways that better suit their particular abilities.
7. Participation
Adapt the extent to which a certain learner is expected to participate in a task. Change the type of participation expected of student.
8. Alternate Goals
Change learning goals to accommodate a learner with a severe learning disability. These alternate goals need to be achievable by student, but are created using the same materials as everyone else.
9. Substitute Curriculum
Use different instruction and materials for students with a severe learning disability. This is work that is different from what everyone else is learning.
The goal of each student in the classroom is to learn, build on prior knowledge and stretch the imagination. All students learn at their own pace and sometimes a student may need extra help to be successful. These are the areas in which school work can be modified to meet the needs of students with learning disabilities. Accommodation refers to changes that can be made in a disabled student's environment to foster learning. Modifications refer to changes in the curriculum for students with learning disabilities who cannot understand all of the content being taught.
1. Quantity
Reduce the amount of work that a student has to do on an assignment. Reduce the quantity of items that a student is expected to learn for mastery.
2. Time
Give the student more time for completion of assignments or projects. Allow for more time for students to learn concepts and ideas.
3. Level of Support
Give student more individual help from teacher, assistants or peers. Use prompting and modeling with the student. Use more scaffolding in a student's learning, build in smaller increments the student must learn to build clearly on previous learning objectives.
4. Input
Use tools appropriate to the student's learning abilities (large print books, special keyboards, sign language interpreters, etc.). Change the way you teach a particular child to better suit his/her learning style and needs.
5. Difficulty
Adapt assignments/teaching style to have simple, clear directions and allow students to work with learning aids such as calculators. Change the skill level, type of problem or rules about how work needs to be completed.
6. Output
Allow students to respond to instruction in different ways that better suit their particular abilities.
7. Participation
Adapt the extent to which a certain learner is expected to participate in a task. Change the type of participation expected of student.
8. Alternate Goals
Change learning goals to accommodate a learner with a severe learning disability. These alternate goals need to be achievable by student, but are created using the same materials as everyone else.
9. Substitute Curriculum
Use different instruction and materials for students with a severe learning disability. This is work that is different from what everyone else is learning.