Angela Geer - ECD 107: Exceptional Children

Adaptation and Accommodation # 1

Adaptation/Accommodation Name: Color overlays

Type of Adaptation/Accommodation: visual tool

Appropriate for: dyslexia, visual disabilities, attention challenged preschool or
school age child
Description: By using the different color overlays, it has proven to help children
see letters and numbers easier, therefore allowing them to be more confident
and able to read and write easier. The child should try different colors to see
which one helps them the most.
Explanation of support for childs growth and development:

1. Helps children to be able to focus easier to read and

recognize letters and numbers. (cognitive, literacy
and language)
2. Follow left to right to read. (cognitive, literacy,
communication)
3. Reduces eye strain and improves comprehension and
builds self-confidence. (cognitive, developmental,
social emotional)

I made this one

Adaptation and
Accommodation #2
Adaptation/Accommodation Name: Visual Aids

Type of Adaptation/Accommodation: (Visual)

Appropriate for: (2 years age and older) autism, developmental delay, social
emotional disorders, Down Syndrome, developmental delay,
Description: The visuals will help children know what their schedule is, as well as what
day it is and where they are going. The other one shows how to go to the bathroom the
appropriate way. The visual has pictures and words explaining what to do and in the
correct sequence.

Explanation of support for childs growth and development:

4. Identify words that go with the pictures to recognize steps and schedule. (literacy
and language)
5. Follow directions in sequence. (cognitive, literacy, communication)
6. Be able to do daily routines and they can be easily changed. (emotional,
cognitive, physical)

Adaptation and Accommodation # 3

Adaptation/Accommodation Name:
Letter Recognition Dot Cover
Type of Adaptation/Accommodation: (adapted activity) cognitive and physical

Appropriate for: Good for a non-verbal child or someone with fine motor difficulty,
socially emotionally challenged, attention challenged toddler, Autism, preschool or
school age child

Description:
children can use the bingo dabbers to place over the letter when asked to recognize a
certain letter, without having to be vocal to show that they know it. You can use colors
also by, prompting the child to use the green to cover all the letter cs, etc. This helps
with children who may not have verbal skills and has trouble with fine motor takes.

Explanation of support for childs growth and development:

1. This activity allows a non-verbal child the opportunity to show that they do know
letters/colors even if they are unable to vocally respond. (cognitive, physical,
social emotional)

2. It gives the child confidence and the large dabber allows the child to grip and
develop better fine motor skills. (physical, social emotional)

You could also use cups to cover instead to match lower and upper case
letters.

Adaptation and
Accommodation # 4

Adaptation/Accommodation Name: Book Adaptation

Type of Adaptation/Accommodation: (adapted material) developmental, cognitive,
social emotional
Appropriate for: (3 years old and older) emotional disabilities, social issues,
developmental delays, autism, down syndrome, preschool and school aged children
Description:
Books that are interactive helps to check for comprehension and gives the student a
clearer purpose for each page. The Way I Feel: This is a great book for teacher and
students to read together. The teacher reads all of the "regular" words, and the student
can read the symbol sentence strip. The student chooses the correct feeling picture to
add to each page. When reading aloud to an individual or several children, use a book
adaption format so children can more easily identify with the repetition and the pictures
and interact with the text.

Explanation of support for childs growth and development:

1. Enhance their social emotional skills with interacting. (social emotional)
2. Matches the emotion face to the strip to correspond with the text and
emotion. (cognitive, social emotional, developmental)
3. Communicate and express themselves. (social emotional, communication)
4. Learn from teacher modeling and repetition. cognitive, developmental)

This is some of the faces you can download to adapt book

& charts, etc.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwY3gMPGhIilR0pISnJSbThHYXM/edit

Adaptation and Accommodation #5

Adaptation/Accommodation Name: Adaptation art tools paintbrush

Type of Adaptation/Accommodation: (adapted material)

Appropriate for: (3 years old and older) Muscle disability, ADHD, low fine-motor skills,
developmental delay, cerebral palsy, muscular sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, down
syndrome, Autism

Description: Children will use this adaption to help them draw or paint. They can use it
as a way to communicate through art and express themselves. It can also be used to
work on fine motor control, you can start with larger foam ball then move down, as
strength and control gets better to smaller ones.

Explanation of support for childs growth and development:

5. Enhance their fine motor skills. (physical)
6. Communicate and express themselves. (social emotional, communication)
7. Learn to have more control of the paintbrush, independently. (physical,
developmental)

I made this.

Adaptation and Accommodation #6

Adaptation/Accommodation Name: Voice Output Device

Type of Adaptation/Accommodation: (assistive technology device) social

emotional,
Appropriate for: (3years age and older) non-verbal, mute, hearing impaired, learning
disabilities, developmental delay, Autism

Description: Voice output devices help children with developmental and non-verbal
disabilities to communicate. They help children overcome their communication/vocal
delays or disabilities. The output develops communication skills.

Explanation of support for childs growth and development:

1. Communication with peers and adults. (language, developmental, social
emotional)
2. Express feeling and emotions. (social emotional)
3. Learning activities in the classroom. (social emotional, developmental, cognitive,
communication)

Pocket one to take everywhere & larger one for home/school and more
detailed communication.

Adaptation and Accommodation#7

Adaptation/Accommodation Name: Adaptive Gait Trainer Walker

Type of Adaptation/Accommodation: (adapted technology) development, physical,

health, social emotional and cognitive

Appropriate for: (3 years and older) cerebral palsy, MS, MD, TMD, motor control
problems

Description: The Adaptive walker is far more than a walker, it provides the child with
independence to move freely while being supported. The adaptive walker is often
medically necessary for someone who cannot walk independently or who sits for too
long in a wheelchair. The Trainer walker offers standing and weight bearing options,
strengthening the head, trunk and lower extremities.

Explanation of support for childs growth and development:

1. Lower extremity strengthening. (physical, health)
2. Reciprocal leg motion patterning (cognitive and physical)
3. Balancing skills develop. (physical)
4. Strengthening the head and trunk (physical, health)
5. Using visual, spatial perception for movements (developmental, physical)
6. Makes it easier to have social interactions with peers. (social emotional,
communication - language)

Adaptation and Accommodation #8

Adaptation/Accommodation Name: Puzzles with big knobs

Type of Adaptation/Accommodation: (adapted activities) developmental,

cognitive, and physical,

Appropriate for: (2 years of age and older) down syndrome, different muscle
disabilities, MD, cerebral palsy, Autism

Description: The child will use the big knobs on the puzzles to match the
shapes.

Explanation of support for childs growth and development:

1. The activity supports the childs growth and development in
comprehension and some motor skills in picking up the knobs to place into
the correct spot. This can be done independently or with a peer. (cognitive,
physical, social emotional)
2. Helps with matching skills. (cognitive)
3. The large knobs will serve as a manipulative to assist with children who
lack fine motor control. (physical)

Adaptation and Accommodation #9

Adaptation/Accommodation Name: Hi Ho Cherry-O

Type of Adaptation/Accommodation: (activity and technology)

Appropriate for: (3 years age and older) autism, developmental delay,

communication issues, fine motor skill delays, MS,
Description: The game comes with a switch accessible spinner and a switch activated
game square for manipulating the cherries during the game. Pair this game with a go-
talk 4 and you have a great activity to encourage communication among peers.

Explanation of support for childs growth and development:

1. Identify words that go with the pictures to recognize what comes next. (literacy
and language)
2. Follow directions in sequence and rules. (cognitive, literacy, communication)
3. Great fun activity to encourage communication among peers. (emotional,
cognitive, physical)

Adaptation and Accommodation #10

Adaptation/Accommodation Name: Chewy Tube

Type of Adaptation/Accommodation: (assistive technology) physical and social

emotional

Appropriate for: (2 years age and older) anxiety, social emotional disorders,
preschools and school aged children with oral stimulation needs, ADHD, ADD, child who
has speech problems
 Description:

Children and adults who chew on things to have orally stimulation, and/or have anxiety
which causes us to clench our jaws very tight, this chew is great because it has very
nice textures but also is very durable.

Tubes are designed to provide a resilient, non-food surface for practicing biting and
chewing skills. The T" shape design of the chewy tube allows students to easily hold it,
and keeps them from pushing the tube too far back in the mouth to cause gagging. The
hollow center provides lots of opportunity for jaw movement and oral motor
feedback. They are designed by a Speech and Language Pathologist.

Explanation of support for childs growth and development:

1. Redirect students who are chewing on their clothes. (social emotional, physical)
2. To help those with anxiety or pica, or to build up jaw strength. (social emotional,
health)
3. Helps children feel in control when their desire to chew or clinch, is satisfied.
Then, they are more likely able to concentrate on what they need to. (social
emotional, cognitive)