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Provide preferential seating
Provide special lighting or acoustics
Provide a space with minimal distractions
Compartmentalized storage container
Checklist of required materials/tools
Binders and folders clearly labeled
Access to materials outside of class
Administer tests/assignments in several timed sessions or over several days
Extended time (specify task and time)
Breaks
Schedule adjustments
Predictable routines and procedures
Time limits for assignments
Visual schedule
Checklist of individual responsibilities
Assignment planner
Electronic device with alarms or cues
Preview of vocabulary
Advance organizer
Highlighting or color coding to mark key words or phrases
Digital text with word meanings
Hands-on activity, picture or diagram
Annotating text
Note-taking assistance
Digital text with structural clues and summary, outline, or key questions
Study guide
Explicit verbal or visual cues
Repetition and clarification of key information
Dictate to a scribe or answer verbally
Word processor or computer
Record answers directly into test booklet
Thesaurus or dictionary
Concrete materials/manipulatives
Special paper (i.e. graph paper)
Word prediction software
Grammar/spell checker
Increased wait time
Use a calculator or table of math facts
Permit answers to be recorded directly into test booklet