Accommodations for Learning Disabilities
Accommodations for Learning Disabilities
Reading Assignments
Allow the use of audiobooks
Reading Assignments
Allow student to opt out of reading aloud in class if uncomfortable
Presentation of Material/Subject
Limit copying tasks due to visual deficits
Assignments/ Tests/ Grading:
Provide copies of notes to follow along and highlight
Assignments/ Tests/ Grading:
Provide formula card on assessments
Assignments/ Tests/ Grading:
Allow oral response on exams if longer than a paragraph is expected
Assessments/ Tests/ Grading:
Provide word banks or utilize multiple choice tests to support working memory
Assessments/ Tests/ Grading:
Limit annotation tasks to 50%
Assessments/ Tests/ Grading:
Allow time and a half for task completion
Other
Access to voice-to-text for notetaking
Assignments/Tests
Allow the use of a calculator
Other
Allow access to digital math textbooks
Other
Do not penalize the student for spelling errors if the student is doing a pen and paper assignment
Presentation of Material
Access to teacher recordings of lessons except for those involving topics associated with confidential disclosures
District-Wide Assessment:
Separate room other than regular classroom for test taking
District-Wide Assessment:
Using a human reader (NOT allowed for reading passages)
Using a scribe or recording device (oral dictation to a scribe or a recording device is NOT allowed for the Writing session).
District-Wide Assessment:
Allow multiple or frequent breaks
District-Wide Assessment:
Text-To-Speech
From Jacquelyn Taylor
People with dyslexia, in particular, may have tracking difficulties. It can be very hard to track from one place, like a piece of paper, to another place, like a white board, and back again. This is why the accommodation for “limited copying tasks” is crucial and why having filled in notes and/or access to slides beforehand can be helpful!
If you are a parent who has a child with a learning disability:Opt your child out of state testing if you are allowed to do so.
State testing/ standardized testing measures skills, abilities, and knowledge BUT this test is not designed for people with learning differences. This test compares neurotypical students against other neurotypical students (people without a learning difference). As a parent, you should know that your child IS capable and smart without taking an overwhelming test that is heavily biased against your child.
Schools love data.
If you are trying to get accommodations or add accommodations, it may be helpful to provide explanations and examples of HOW you (or your child) are struggling and WHY. School systems love data, so try your best to provide that for them. This could be as simple as wanting an audiobook accommodation because it takes your child over 30 minutes to read 5 pages. Make it clear and explicit. You can even track your childs difficulties in a notebook.
As a parent and as a student, you may encounter times where you need to fight for your needs to be met. DO NOT GIVE UP!!