Examples of Oral Expression Difficulties:

• Redundant word usage

• Difficulty using precise language

Oral Expression Strategies:

• Word games (e.g., analogies, sentence completion, word association)

Examples of Listening Comprehension Difficulties:

• Misses important information or misunderstands information in lectures, verbal directions, social conversations

Listening Comprehension Strategies:

• Use short, clear, precise language in directions

• Supplement auditory with verbal instructions

• Provide skeletal notes or copies of notes

• Provide outline or cloze notes for students to fill in.

• Rephrase instructions or questions

• Model and teach active listening skills

Accommodations:

• Preferential seating to enhance monitoring of comprehension

• Check in with the student to ensure comprehension of task demands

• Provide study guides

• Extended time, as needed, for reading or writing tasks

• Allow "think time" when responding to questions

• Highlight key words or facts