Accommodation Analysis

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Students with learning disabilities require additional support through the means of appropriate accommodations. Accommodations of different learning techniques, strategies, and supports provide students with learning disabilities full access to the general education curriculum (Hatcher & Waguespack, 2004). According to Hatcher and Waguespack (2004), accommodations can involve changes to the classroom environment, student access to different instructional methods and materials, altering the timing and scheduling of academic tasks, and assessment accommodations that reflect the same accommodations each student received during instruction. Learning environment accommodations can include modifying seat arrangements, such as placing the student…show more content…
This author particularly focused on possible math and writing accommodations. In the area of math, Fahsl (2007) has found that students with organizational and/or penmanship difficulties may benefit from the use of graph paper when showing their calculations. Students with fine motor-skill difficulties or visual deficits may also benefit from graph paper that has been enlarged (Fahsl, 2007). When solving long multiplication problems, students may benefit from highlighting the placeholder to serve as a visual reminder to write down the zero (Fahsl, 2007). Additionally, highlighting or circling the mathematical operation on a mixed math assignment is an accommodation that can prevent students from answering every problem by adding, when some of the problems involved subtraction too (Fahsl, 2007). Students who benefit from a more hands on approach to learning compared to an auditory style may benefit from the use of manipulatives to help understand more abstract mathematical concepts (Fahsl, 2007). For students who are easily overwhelmed by the number of math problems on their assignment it may be appropriate if they only view 5 problems on each page instead of 10 (Fahsl,…show more content…
Oral directions and responses, untimed tests, the use of calculator, breaks during testing, and the use of visual aids are all accommodations that may be used for testing (Hatcher & Waguespack, 2004). Salend (2008) also stated that highlighting changes in the directions and repeating directions as needed are appropriate accommodations when presenting the assessment to the students. When considering how the student responds to the assessment, the student could be allowed extra space to show their work, use technology to respond, or answer questions with multiple-choice answers (Salend, 2008). In addition to the presentation, response and timing of the assessment, it is also important to consider setting accommodations. Many students with learning disabilities benefit from taking assessments in small groups or individual locations, in study carrels, or in an environment where they are allowed to move about the room (Salend,

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