What is an Accommodation?
An accommodation is a change that helps a student overcome or work around the disability. Allowing a student who has trouble writing to give his answers orally is an example of an accommodation. This student is still expected to know the same material and answer the same questions as fully as the other students, but the student doesn't have to write his/her answers to show that he/she knows the information (NICHCY, 2010)
Possible Accommodations for Students:
Accommodations in Presentation affect the way directions and content are delivered to students. Students with visual, hearing, and learning disabilities are much more able to engage in the content when it is presented in a form they can understand. Some examples of accommodations in presentation include:
Oral reading (either by an adult or a tape)
An accommodation is a change that helps a student overcome or work around the disability. Allowing a student who has trouble writing to give his answers orally is an example of an accommodation. This student is still expected to know the same material and answer the same questions as fully as the other students, but the student doesn't have to write his/her answers to show that he/she knows the information (NICHCY, 2010)
Possible Accommodations for Students:
Accommodations in Presentation affect the way directions and content are delivered to students. Students with visual, hearing, and learning disabilities are much more able to engage in the content when it is presented in a form they can understand. Some examples of accommodations in presentation include:
Oral reading (either by an adult or a tape)
- Large print
- Magnification devices
- Sign language
- Braille and Nemeth Code (a specific type of Braille used for math and science notations)
- Tactile graphics (e.g.; 3-D topographical maps, 2-D raised line drawings)
- Manipulatives (e.g.; geometric solids, real coins & currency, abacus)
- Audio amplification devices (e.g., hearing aids)
- Screen reader (NICHCY, 2010).
- Using a computer/typewriter or a scribe to record answers (directly or through tape recorder)
- Using an augmentative communication device or other assistive technology (AT)
- Using a brailler
- Responding directly in the test booklet rather than on an answer sheet
- Using organizational devices, including calculation devices, spelling and grammar assistive devices, visual organizers, or graphic organizers (NICHCY, 2010).
- Administering the test individually (e.g., to the student alone)
- Testing in a separate room
- Testing in a small group
- Adjusting the lighting
- Providing noise buffers such as headphones, earphones, or earplugs (NICHCY, 2010).
- Extended time
- Multiple or frequent breaks
- Change in testing schedule or order of subjects
- Testing over multiple days (NICHCY, 2010).