Accommodations
Accommodations are adjustments in the presentation of information or tasks that enable children with disabilities to complete the same work as their peers. It is important to note that accommodations do not alter the content of assignments or give students unfair advantages in terms of grading. Accommodations vary greatly among students depending on what the IEP team deems necessary in accordance with a student's individual disability and needs. Below you will find useful guidelines for attaining appropriate accommodations, recent research findings, and a list of additional resources to explore for in-depth information.
Introduction and Background Information
Research
Additional Resources on the Web
Introduction
and Background Information
Determining Appropriate Assessment Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Provides an overview of appropriate accommodations for students with IEPs or 504 Plans, serves as a guide to choosing accommodations and suggests questions to ask when making appropriate accommodation decisions.
Accommodations for Students with LD
Outlines the main types of accommodations and answers general
questions regarding implementation.
Accommodations: More than Just Extended
Time (November 2007 LD Talk)
Experts Drs. Sheryl Lazarus and James Shriner helped interpret
what the current research is telling us about accommodations and
their impact on IEP team decision-making. In addition, they
offered practical information and guidance to assist
school-based IEP teams improve their current practices.
Accommodations, Techniques & Aids for
Learning
Lists some suggested ways to help students with specific
learning disabilities learn more effectively at home or at
school. Adapted with permission from "Accommodations,
Techniques and Aids for Learning" by the Learning Disabilities
Association of America.
Accommodations & Modifications for High School Students
Living with LD: On the Job Accommodations for Adults
Accommodation Checklist: (Adopted from Accommodation: A Guide for Educators)
Accomodation Modifications Form
Research
Making Wise Decisions about Educational
Accommodations
NCLD Director of Professional Services, Dr. Sheldon Horowitz,
explores ways to ensure adequate and appropriate accommodations
for students with learning disabilities based on data rather
than guesswork in his November 2004 Research Roundup column.
Visit the Research Roundup
archive.
"Accommodations: More than
Just Extended Time!"
Our experts, Drs. Sheryl Lazarus and James Shriner
answered questions, helped interpret what the current
research is telling us about accommodations and their impact on
IEP team decision-making. In addition, our experts offered
practical information and guidance to assist school-based IEP
teams improve their current practices.
View the transcript from this LD Talk.
Resources for Parents:
Accommodations, Modifications, and
Alternate Assessments: How They Affect Instruction and
Assessment
SchwabLearning.
Note-taking Accommodations
Family Education Network
Resources for Educators:
Five Homework Strategies for Teaching
Students with Disabilities
Council for Exceptional Children
Academic Accommodations for Students
with Learning Disabilities
DO-IT Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and
Technology
Differentiated Instruction
Reading Rockets
Graphic Organizers
EdHelper.com
Resources for Individuals with LD:
Brochure Series on Reasonable
Accommodation According to ADA
The Job Accommodation Network and Cornell University
These materials provide ideas on reasonable job
accommodations for individuals with disabilities per the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Transition to Work: Helping Teens
Prepare for Typical Employer Questions
SchwabLearning.