Special Education Accommodations and Environment Resources
Accommodations in Special Education
As part of an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or Section 504 plan (also called a "504"), students with disabilities are entitled to modifications or accommodations to the classroom environment, curriculum, and other resources so that they can have access to the same learning methods available to other students. In the era of high-stakes state testing, accommodations for assessment have become a central focus of this area of of special education.
These special education classroom resources have been specially selected to help general and special education teachers with instructional and environmental accommodations and supports, such as assessment accommodation, special education classroom setup, accommodations for disabilities, and more.
Assessment Accommodations Tools
- Accommodations Checklist
- High-Stakes Testing & Implications for Students with Learning Problems
- Helpful Hints for Reducing Stress During Test Taking
- Assessment Accommodations Outline
- Assessment Accommodations Objectives
- Guiding Principles for Assessment Accommodations
- Assessment Accommodations: Case Studies
- Assessment Accommodations Glossary
- Explaining Assessment Accommodations to Families
- Explaining Assessment Accommodations to Families: Spanish Version
Assessment Accommodations - Presentation & Scheduling
- Presentation: Magnifying/Amplification Devices
- Presentation: Secure Paper to Desk
- Presentation: Markers
- Presentation: Templates
- Presentation: Clarification
- Presentation: Prompts/a>
- Presentations: Cues
- Presentation: Reread Directions
- Presentations: Read Test/Directions
- Presentations: Different Editions
- Scheduling: Specific Time of Day
- Scheduling: Order of Subtests
- Scheduling: Over Several Days
- Timing: Extended Time
Accommodations and Modifications Strategies
- Effective Accommodations for IEPs
- Making Adaptations for Disabled Students
- Bilingual Special Education
- Effective Instruction for English Language Learners with Mild Disabilities
- Using Multiple Intelligences in Testing & Assessment
- Introduction to Portfolios
- IDEA Requirements
- Assistive Technology for Students with Mild Disabilities
- The Assignment Routine
- Differentiated Textbook Instruction
- Adapting Existing Materials
Assessment Accommodations - Response & Setting
- Response: Point to Answer
- Response: Technology
- Response: Reference Materials
- Response: Math Tools
- Response: Special Paper
- Response: Pencil Grips/a>
- Response: Verbal Response
- Response: Student Marks Booklet
- Setting: Specialized Setting
- Setting: Separate Location
- Setting: Preferential Seating
Resourcing
Recommended Accommodations and Environment Resources
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Using Multiple Intelligences in Testing & Assessment
Download for free! Information on using Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences (MI) in student assessments i... -
WORKSHEETS
Effective Accommodations for Students with IEPs
A complete chart to help IEP teams find specific accommodations in instruction, assessment, classroom management, organi... -
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Introduction to Portfolios
Improve outcomes with this impactful assessment strategy Learn how to design and implement a portfolio assessment progr... -
WORKSHEETS
Accommodations Checklist
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Assessment Accommodations: Case Studies
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The Assignment Routine
This two-part adaptation was developed to be useful across subject-matter areas to help you plan and present assignments... -
LESSON PLANS
Adapting Existing Materials
An article on adaptations that can be used when existing materials are judged to be inappropriate but may only need simp... -
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Response: Pencil Grips
This article explains how adding pencil grips can be an effective assessment accommodation for students with fine motor ... -
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Presentation: Prompts
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Guiding Principles for Assessment Accommodations
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Presentation: Clarification
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Assistive Technology for Students with Mild Disabilities
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Response: Math Tools
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Response: Verbal Response
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Assessment Accommodations Glossary
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Resourcing -- Being a Communicator/Collaborator
In your role as collaborator/communicator, you will be working with other staff members in the school, especially those ... -
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Bilingual Special Education
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Setting: Preferential Seating
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WORKSHEETS
Making Adaptations for Disabled Students
Distribute a helpful list of questions to ask when making adaptations for students with mild disabilities in a general e... -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Effective Instruction for English Language Learners with Mild Disabilities
A description of the Optimal Learning Environment Curriculum, a resource that helps teachers of Spanish-speaking student... -
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Response: Reference Materials
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Resourcing -- Being a Time Manager
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Presentation: Markers
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Presentations: Cues