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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Over the course of the past year, I have had the opportunity to visit many classrooms.  I have seen many unique and practical strategies that teachers use everyday to help their classrooms function smoothly.  I wanted to share an idea I saw in Hillory Hamilton’s room. 

Hillory’s room has a tough layout for testing.  Students are seated in groups of 4 and share a common table.  For testing, Hillory supplies each student with manila file folders.  The students stand the up and make mini study carrels. As students finish their tests, they slide the test into one of the folders, keeping it out of sight of their neighbors.  Brilliant, yet simple, solution!