Embedded Files
You will receive a list of accommodations along with an ACCESS testing score for each of your ESOL students. Please discuss additional accommodations with the ESOL teacher prior to implementing. Click below for a list of possible accommodations for ESOL students.
pOSSIBLE cLASSROOM aCCOMMODATIONS
pOSSIBLE cLASSROOM aCCOMMODATIONS
Modify task to student’s English proficiency level
Preferential seating
Peer tutoring
Teacher tutoring (before/after school)
Small group
Cooperative grouping
Agenda/assignment notebook
Frequent monitored break
Class notes (i.e., PowerPoints, study guides, summaries)
Repeat/reinforce key vocabulary and important concepts
Introduce/reinforce vocabulary
Visual aids (i.e., KWL, maps, graphs, graphic organizers)
Read aloud questions and answer choices
Read aloud passages **CONDITIONAL**
Word box
Extended time
ESOL classroom as resource
Word to word dictionary
pOSSIBLE tESTING aCCOMMODATIONS
pOSSIBLE tESTING aCCOMMODATIONS
Modify task to student’s English proficiency level
Preferential seating
Small group
Frequent monitored break
Retest failed tests
Read aloud questions and answer choices
Read aloud passages **CONDITIONAL**
Student marks answers on the test
Students points to answers
Student responds to test questions orally
“Open book” tests
Shortened test items
Word box
Extended time
ESOL classroom as resource
Word to word dictionary
Individual administration
Accommodations and Instructional Practices GADOE.pdfExamples
Before
Before
Word bank is at the bottom, students will need to translate through many different definitions to find each answer.
After
After
The content is the same but has been broken down into digestible chunks. Students will need to go through 5-6 words at a time instead of all 12 at once.
Before
Before
These notes are great because they provide visuals and give small chunks of information. However, students may get overwhelmed having to write all of the information or may not be able to paraphrase information yet.
After
After
The content is the same, by taking out a few words and giving the student a copy of this format they can focus on just the missing words, which are usually important vocabulary terms they will need to know.
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