Friday, October 11, 2013

Examples of Supplementary Aids and Services

Physical Accommodation Ideas
  • Providing preferential seating
  • Providing quiet corner
  • Adapting writing utensils
  • Providing space for movement or breaks
  • Altering physical arrangement of classroom

Instructional Modification Ideas

  • Teaching to learning style
  • Varying method of instruction
  • Varying content of lesson
  • Providing alternate assignments
  • Providing extra visual and verbal cues and prompts
  • Providing books on tape
  • Allowing use of computer and calculator
  • Providing textbooks for at home use
  • Modifying time demands
  • Allowing answers to be dictated
  • Providing a word bank
  • Providing highlighted activities
  • Giving no penalty for spelling errors
  • Following  routine or schedule
  • Assign specific tasks of project due at specific dates


Social/Behavioral Support Ideas
  • Allowing rest breaks
  • Providing immediate feedback
  • Conducting functional behavioral analysis
  • Implementing behavioral intervention strategies
  • Providing peer buddies
  • Providing counseling
  • Providing verbal and visual cues regarding directions or staying on task
  • Giving notice, warning before change in activities


Staff Support Ideas
  • Enhanced staffing
  • Providing one on one aide
  • Instituting Co-teaching arrangement
  • Providing small group instruction
  • Providing staff development


Testing Accommodation Ideas
  • Allowing answers to be dictated
  • Allowing frequent rest breaks
  • Allowing additional time
  • Allowing oral testing
  • Giving choice of test(multiple-choice, essay, true-false)
  • Accepting short answers
  • Allowing open book or open note tests
  • Shortening test
  • Reading test to student
  • Providing study guide prior to test
  • Highlighting key directions
  • Giving test in alternate site
  • Allowing calculator, work processor

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