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Classroom Accommodations
Parent Journal, Spring 1996
Schwab Foundation for Learning
A child who qualifies for Special Education services in the public schools may also qualify for accommodations in regular classrooms in which he or she is mainstreamed. Even if a child does not qualify for Special Education, he or she may qualify for accommodations under a law called Section 504. Here are some accommodations that might be made:
Instruction
Adjust reading level
Allow student to tape lectures
Allow typewritten or word processed assignments
Provide a written outline
Use peer tutoring
Print board work and oral instruction so student may refer to it later
Testing
Allow open book tests
Provide practice questions for study
Give multiple choice instead of short answer questions
Allow use of dictionary or calculator during test
Provide extra time to finish
Grades
Base grades on the amount of improvement an individual makes
Base grades on IEP objectives
Base grades on effort as well as achievement
Mark student's correct answers, not his/her mistakes on classwork and homework
Homework
Evaluate homework by amount of time the student's parent agrees he/she spent on it
Allow student to work on homework while at school
Give frequent reminders about due dates
Give short assignments
Allow extra credit assignments
Develop reward system for inschool work and homework completed
Physical Arrangement of the Classroom
Seat student near teacher
Stand near student when giving instructions
Provide a structured routine in written form
Provide organizational strategies such as charts, timelines, and compensatory strategies
Use materials that address the students' learning style (visual, tactile, etc.)
Communication
Develop a daily/weekly journal
Schedule periodic parent/ teacher meetings
Provide parents and students with a duplicate set of texts that they can use at home for the school year
Develop weekly progress reports
Mail a schedule of class and work assignments to the student's parents
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