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Page 11: Accommodations: Assessment Accommodations Checklist PDF

An accommodation is a service or support that helps a student fully access instruction and demonstrate their knowledge related to their disability. Accommodations provide alternative tools for acquiring information but do not alter the content, standards, or major learning outcomes. There are many instances where students would benefit from accommodations, such as those with sensory or processing deficits who use sign language or Braille, or students with learning problems who are helped by advance organizers or peer instruction. It is beneficial for teachers to use checklists to develop specific accommodations for students and accommodations may include assistance with test directions, scheduling, format, and other suggestions.

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Page 11: Accommodations: Assessment Accommodations Checklist PDF

An accommodation is a service or support that helps a student fully access instruction and demonstrate their knowledge related to their disability. Accommodations provide alternative tools for acquiring information but do not alter the content, standards, or major learning outcomes. There are many instances where students would benefit from accommodations, such as those with sensory or processing deficits who use sign language or Braille, or students with learning problems who are helped by advance organizers or peer instruction. It is beneficial for teachers to use checklists to develop specific accommodations for students and accommodations may include assistance with test directions, scheduling, format, and other suggestions.

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Page 11: Accommodations

An accommodation is a service or support that helps a student to fully


access the subject matter and instruction, and to accurately demonstrate what he or she knows
related to the child’s disability across all of the general education curriculum. For example, in the
case of a student with a reading disability, teachers must accommodate the student’s reading in all
content areas (e.g., math, science) that require reading implemented during instruction so that it is
not unfamiliar to the student on test day. An accommodation is not:

 A change to the content of instruction or performance expectations for students


 An interference or major change to the standards specified for students
 An alteration to the big idea or major learning outcomes expected of the instruction

There are many instances in which students would benefit from accommodations. These include:

 Students with motor, sensory, or information-processing deficits benefit from alternative


acquisition tools such as sign language interpreters, Braille materials, and tape-recorded books
 Students with learning problems can be helped by content enhancements such as advance
organizers, diagrams, study guides, mnemonic devices, or peer-mediated instruction
 Students who have trouble expressing themselves due to sensory or motor deficits or
language differences may benefit from having a scribe or from receiving additional time to
complete their work

It is beneficial for teachers to use a checklist (e.g., Assessment Accommodations Checklist (PDF)) to


help develop the specific accommodations needed by students who require this type of intervention.
Accommodations may include assistance with test directions, scheduling, testing format, and other
suggestions shown in the tables below.

Examples of Instructional Accommodations

Pencil grips Increased time to complete Additional practice of specific skills


assignments or tests or concepts
Large-print books Calculators and spell Increased opportunities for
checkers applying skills or concepts

A quieter setting Word-processing software Direct instruction in using


specific knowledge in different
contexts

In addition to accommodations for instruction, there are many types of test accommodations
(National Center on Educational Outcomes, n.d.). Ideally, students would first become familiar with
accommodations during instruction.

Examples of Assessment Accommodations

SETTING TIMING SCHEDULING PRESENTATION RESPONSE

Change the test Allow extended Allow testing over Change the format Change how the
location. For time or take several days or by using assistive student responds,
example, allow the frequent test administer only devices, such as such as by allowing a
student to take the breaks. during a specific by allowing a scribe, recorder, or
test in a small time. reader or computer computer.
group or assistance.
individually.

Listen now as Margaret McLaughlin discusses test accommodations and provides several examples
of students who might use testing accommodations.

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