Accommodations "Level the Playing Field"
Link to Free Graphic Handout Below to Give to Your Favorite Teacher!
Measure Knowledge,
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Support Weak AreasHere's just a few of the very basics of assistive technology (AT) to consider when needed.
Learning Ally membership for audio textbooks and all fiction and nonfiction books. Our students with dyslexia can participate just like their classmates, only by listening; i.e., by ear reading the text.
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Good Teachers Already Use AccommodationsFormal accommodations go one step beyond what a good teacher does every day in the classroom...respond/accommodate/differentiate
Every day in the classroom, good teachers look at each student as a unique learner. They see student's strengths and weaknesses. They use multiple ways to present a lesson with Smart board technology or other videos and pictures, plan hands-on projects, create mystery writing questions and more. They might also change a student's seat, pre-teach vocabulary, model how to expand a sentence, and give visual cues. Formal accommodations are specifically set-up as part of a 504 plan or IEP plan to help establish a level playing field for a student and help the student achieve specific learning goals. |
Free 8-1/2 x 11 Graphic Handout |
"What do I want My Teacher to Know"