Serenity Elementary

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Student Accommodations Professional Development
Serenity Elementary
123 Learning Avenue Knowledge City, NE 45678
Telephone [phone]
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Who are we serving?

• Special needs students
• Specific learning disabilities.
• Children on the autism spectrum
• Other health impairments
• Behavior Disabilities
• Cerebral Palsy
• ADD/ADHD
• Visual or hearing impairments
• Neurological disorders

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Accommodations or Modification?
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Accommodation Implementation

• Base accommodation on individual student
• Accommodation should reduce the effect of the
  disability
• Accommodation in each content area
• The Who, Where, When, and How should be
  included
• Train student how to use accommodations
• Think about the your routine assessments
• Think about your instruction
• Gather input from others
• Document the accommodations
• Evaluate and address needed changes.

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Accommodations Evaluation

• What accommodations are regularly used?
• Results of the assessments/assignments when
  accommodations are used
• Students, and parents perception?
• Difficulty encountered?
• Continue or not?
• Willingness?
• Increase or decrease?

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Accommodation of Materials

• Daily planner
• Written copy of teacher notes
• Visual aids
• Study aids
• Colored overlays
• Study partner to clarify
• Altered format materials
• Graphic organizers

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Accommodation of Instruction

• Peer/individual tutoring
• Provide copy of class notes
• Use visual presentations
• Allow variety of student responses
• Highlight key points in text and lecture
• Use immediate feedback

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Accommodations for Time Management

• Reduce amount of work load
• Use daily planner
• Extend time for project completion
• Provide checklist for task completion
• Change schedule to reduce fatigue
• Provide a timer for student

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Accommodations for Written Expression

• Use a scribe
• Provide additional time
• Use graphic organizers
• Different colors of paper
• Computer usage

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Accommodations for Homework/Assignments

• Verbal and written instructions
• Break into smaller segments
• Allow oral response
• Provide a study buddy
• Sequence steps in a checklist
• Provide reminders

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Accommodations for Reading

• Use books on tape
• Larger print
• Present new vocabulary visually
• Use study aids/manipulatives
• Exempt from reading aloud
• Provide a peer reader

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Accommodations for Math

• Use manipulatives
• Provide definition/vocabulary cards
• Provide graph paper
• Concept songs or mnemonic devices
• Provide/assign fewer problems
• Oral read story problems

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Accommodations for Science/Social Studies

• Provide outlines and study guides
• Provide content vocabulary cards with graphics
• Use video for text support
• Substitute projects for written work
• Use a note taker

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Accommodations for Behavior

• Set clearly defined standard
• Periodically remind students of the rules
• Use private signals for reminders
• Assign preferential seating
• Include positive reinforcement and incentives
• Hold confidential conferences with student
• Assign safe place for cooling down
• Employ proximity
• Develop a behavior contract
• Behavior improvement plan

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Modifications for Reading Comprehension

• Reduce quantity
• Modify materials to students reading decoding
  level
• Student paraphrases verbally
• Highlight important parts
• Context clues

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Modifications for Reading Decoding

• Identify words
• Root words
• Phonics rules
• Read various text
• Immediate feedback and correction

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Modifications for Science/Social Studies

• Reading level
• Content knowledge not spelling or reading ability
• Repeat often
• Require fewer assignments
• Limit
• Multiple choice to 3
• Matching to 5

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Modifications for Math

• Preteach
• Highlight important words/vocabulary
• Assign smaller portions
• Peer tutoring
• Extra time
• Visual displays
• Math tips and concrete aids
• Read problems out loud

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Questions? Feedback? Concerns?

• Information used from the Mentoring Minds Wheels