Definitions
The option to select a seat best for you and your hearing.
What is preferential seating?
It's really loud during group work time and Gumby can't sit still. He keeps getting up and seeing what other people are doing
Which accommodation would help in this situation?
headphones
What accommodation would help?
Being provided with a copy of notes before hand
notes organizer
A way the teacher may alert so the student can see they are about to make an announcement
What is cueing the student visually?
small group for testing
Alvin is about to take an in class math test and knows that he can't sit still and focused for the whole 60 min of the testing. He thinks he is going to fail
What accommodation would help in this situation?
frequent breaks when testing
access to fidgets
What accommodation would help her write the essay?
Speech to Text
Adding pictures, videos, diagrams, etc. in lessons
What is using visuals to assist with comprehension?
"Ok class, let's get started on the advertisement project. Remember you need to create a fake product, design an ad and then complete the analysis to show what advertisement strategies you used."
"Marty, here's a list of the three strategies I want you to include in your project. Start by filling those definitions out."
breaking down assignments into manageable parts
Graphic organizer
Your science class is discussing a unit about our solar system, and your teacher has powerpoint slides with lots of information. As you are taking notes, you realize it's tough to understand something from just hearing and reading the lesson.
Which accommodation would help in this situation?
What is use visuals to assist with comprehension?
graphic organizer for note taking
What would help?
highlighting key info
Instead of simply restating something, saying it using a different explanation.
What is rephrasing instead of repeating for clarification?
Okay, I have a new seating chart. Cortnie, you'll be in the 4th row on the right side.
What is preferential seating?
Is this proper seating? Why/why not?
Your teacher is giving you instruction in your project for social studies. You're confused about one of the directions, so you ask your teacher what you do next. They say the directions again, but you're still confused.
Which accommodation would help in this situation?
What is rephrase as opposed to repeat for clarification?
Greg is taking a test but is really distracted by everything going on in the classroom. Waht would help?
Private room for testing
Obtain student eye contact
What is securing attention before giving directions?
Teacher: "Today we will watch a movie. Watch and follow along with the guided notes."
What must the teacher remember to make it more accessible to the whole class?
What is closed captioning?
Your teacher plays a video explaining how earthquakes happen, but you lose your attention soon into the video. You realize it's because you can't hear everything the video is saying clearly since it's not very loud.
Which accommodation would help in this situation?
What is closed captioning of videos/movies?
Hercules needs to read the research paper but reading takes him FOREVER and is soooo slow
What woudl help?
TEXT TO SPEECH