Presentation Accommodations (changes the way information is presented):

• Listen to audio recordings instead of reading text

• Learn content through audio recordings, videos and other digital media instead of reading printed text

• Work with fewer items

• Hear instructions spoken aloud

• Record a lesson instead of taking notes

• Get a written list of instructions

Response Accommodations (changes the way students complete assignments or assessments):

• • Give response in verbal or written form that is simpler for the student

  • Dictates answers to a scribe

  • Capture responses on an audio recorder

  • Use a calculator or table of “math facts”

Timing Accommodations:

• • Extra time to complete an assessment or task

  • Have extra time to process spoken information or directions

  • Take frequent breaks such as completing a worksheet

  • Take parts of an assessment on different days

Organizational Skills Accommodations:

• • Use an alarm to help with time management

  • Mark texts with a highlighter

  • Use a planner or organizer to coordinate assignments

  • Receive study guides or outlines

It is important to know that even if a student does not have an IEP or 504 plan, the student can still receive accommodations. Here is a list of informal accommodation educators can provide:

1. Quick breaks after kids finish tasks

2. Seating where kids learn best, like at the front of the class

3. Tools to reduce fidgeting, like squeeze balls

4. Frequent eye contact from the teacher to help with focus

5. Cues to help kids stay on task, like hand signals

6. Homework notebooks that teachers and families sign off on daily

7. Writing key points from the day’s lessons on the board

8. Audio versions of books and text

9. Daily check-ins with the teacher after class to talk about the lesson