Accommodation Guidance for Parents

Setting Considerations: Physical Environment

• room with few distractions

• low noise level

• adequate lighting

Setting Considerations: Specified area or seating 

• allow student to sit in a preferred area/seat

Presentation Accommodations: Text-to-Speech 

• utilize iOS accessibility features on smartphones

• read text aloud to student

• access audio recordings of the text (internet resources)

• access Read & Write for Google

• utilize speak mode in Quick Access command in Word 

Presentation Accommodations: Human Reader 

• read text aloud to student

Presentation Accommodations: Shortened Assignments 

• break up learning time throughout the day 

• work with fewer items per page or line

• reduce # of problems to complete

Response Accommodations: Scribe/Recorded Answers

• write the student's verbal response

Response Accommodations: Speech-to-Text

• utilize iOS accessibility features on smartphones

• access Voice Type in Google Docs

Computation Device: Calculators

• utilize computer calculator

• utilize smartphone calculator

• utilize handheld calculator

Timing & Scheduling: Allow breaks during word periods

• break up learning activities throughout the day 

Timing & Scheduling: Timer 

• provide a visual countdown timer for student (stopwatch on smartphone, kitchen timer, digital online timer)    https://www.visnos.com/demos/classroom-timer

Timing & Scheduling: Daily Schedule

• provide daily schedule (with or without pictures)

• provide daily assignment list or checklist

Additional: Manipulatives & Visuals 

• utilize beans, buttons, uncooked pasta, straws, cotton balls, Legos, blocks, dominoes, etc. as manipulatives for math lessons 

• utilize graphic organizers for reading/writing tasks (free online resources)  

https://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/

https://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/graphic/

https://www.edhelper.com/teachers/graphic_organizers.htm