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Kids?
Accommodations,
Modifications, Differentiation,
and Universal Design for
Learning
TIRP III, Summer 2014
Objectives:
Agenda
Accommodations
and
Modifications
Why adaptations?
INPUT or OUTPUT
Presentation
accommodations
Books on tape
Braille
Visual schedule
Graphic organizers
Response accommodations
Scribe
Speech-to-text software
Brailler
Materials used to solve or organize
responses (calculator, spell check)
Oral tests or reports
Poster instead of book report
Setting accommodations
Additional time
Frequent breaks
Change in schedule
Interventions
Activity
What accommodations or
modifications would you suggest in
this scenario?
3. Select an appropriate
accommodation
Be sure to document
accommodations!
504 plan
IEP
English Language Acquisition (ELA)
plan
RtI plan
Advanced Learning Plan (ALP)
READ Plan
Retrofitting
cuts
Ramps
Elevators
Universal design in
architecture
Door handles
Automatic doors
Water fountain height
Doorway width
Braille signage
Closed captioning TV
Educational retrofitting
Particular materials
Videos?
Typical way of delivering instruction
Lecture?
Typical way of assessing students
Spelling bee?
Partner up!
Think of a group of students for whom the
instructional approach on the previous
slide would be ineffective.
Now brainstorm two ways that you can reconceptualize that approach to make it
more effective for the greatest number
of students.
A universally designed
curriculum is designed from the
outset to meet the needs of the
greatest number of users, making
costly, time-consuming, and afterthe-fact changes to curriculum
unnecessary.
Books on tape
Alternative reading materials with multiple
levels of difficulty
Natural peer supports
Cooperative learning
Integrated thematic units
Partner learning
Technologies
Hands-on learning
Closed caption TV
Sound field systems
Curriculum-based assessment
Portfolios
Individual learning contracts
Demonstrations
Permanent products/ projects
Traditional assessments and teacher-made
tests
Oral tests
Braille
eReader (Kindle, Nook)
Translate to audio book
More on UDL
www.cast.org
The Access Center: Strategies to
Improve Access to the General
Education Curriculum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDv
KnY0g6e4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGL
TJw0GSxk&feature=related
Primary science
Intermediate science