This PowerPoint accompanies Jill’s presentation on Low Tech Accommodations and Modifications. It...

This PowerPoint accompanies Jill’s presentation on Low Tech Accommodations and Modifications. It includes the slides that Jill shows in her video.

This PowerPoint accompanies Jill’s presentation on Low Tech Accommodations and Modifications. It includes the slides that Jill shows in her video.

Low Tech Accommodations & Modifications

For the Inclusion ClassroomFor the Inclusion Classroom

Presented By:

Jill Slaughter

Maury County AT

1st Step in an AT Evaluation

Check to make sure that the student is receiving appropriate accommodations

and/or modifications!

Modified Grading Scale

Change the way a student is graded.

Tests, assignments, & overall grade.

Modify the weight of tests, notebooks and assignments.

Adding points can be a form of modified grading scale.

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After the “Modified Grading Scale”

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Daily Modified Grading Scale

Download this file from the website

Questions in Small Groups of Ten or Less Sticky Notes or Cut Folders in half or thirds

Literally cut questions into pieces

Highlight Key Terms & Key PhrasesHighlighters and Highlighter Tape

Teach students to highlight key terms in the directions

Modify Test FormatModify Test Format

Open Book and Open Book with Clues

Mark pages in book with Post It Flags

Mark paragraphs with Highlighting tape

Word Bank for Fill in the Blank & Labeling

Write Word Bank on Post It

Place each answer on a small sticky then place around diagram

Modify Test FormatModify Test Format

The Asterisk MethodThe teacher differentiates the questions

he/she wants to ask, about a unit, into two levels:

Level One: Must Know QuestionsLevel Two: Nice To Know Questions

Abbreviate Test Concepts

Low Tech Solution...Use different color highlighters or colored dots

Abbreviated AssignmentsAbbreviated Assignments

Shorten Reading assignments by amount or spread out over a few days

Cut assign. into pieces, literally

Break assign. into groups of 10 or less by drawing a box around groups.

Pair student with a partner, write in different colors

Fill in blanks of teacher’s notes for note taking

Study GuideStudy GuideSpecific Questions, not tell me about “George Washington”

Provide page numbers

Fill in the blank

Spacing, use a colored overlay strip to focus on one question

Highlight key words & phrases with highlighters & tape

First letter of the answer

Post It Flash Cards

T-Notes Plus

Behavior ContractBehavior Contract

Student & Teacher agree upon unacceptable behaviors

Student & Teacher agree upon acceptable changes in behaviors

Student & Teacher agree upon rewards and consequences

Student & Teacher agree upon unacceptable behaviors

Student & Teacher agree upon acceptable changes in behaviors

Student & Teacher agree upon rewards and consequences

Taped Materials

• Usually the classroom text comes with a set of CDs or online.

• Recordings for the Blind & Dyslexic. www.RFBD.org

• RFBD has some Cliff Notes on CD

• Bookshare.org

• Start to Finish Books

Spacing & VisualsSpacing & Visuals• Space items so that text it clear

• Leave enough space to write answers or work out Math Problems

• Use color paper to draw interest to work

• Colored overlays

• Raised lined paper

• Graph paper

• Dry erase boards

• Contact paper on desk

• Use flag to remind student what question they are answering

• Use typed worksheets and tests

• Provide answers vertically to avoid looking past answers

• Underline key terms in a question

• Page Ups

• Webber Handwriting Paper CD (Software)

Other AidsOther Aids

• See It Right

• Colored Overlays

• Writing with Dry-Erase markers on plain overlay

• Sticky “shelf” liner

Extra Grade Opportunities

Re-do missed items

Re-take tests

Extra project

Extra credit

Grade for note taking

Grade for turning in assignments

Show all work for extra points in Math

Sources• Webber Handwriting Paper CD @ Super Duper

• Lottie Kit by Onion Mountain

• Highlighting tape @ Classroom Direct

• NCR paper @ Columbia Printing & Graphics

• See It Right

• http://www.donnayoung.org/ - Handwriting Activities & Paper

Jill Slaughter

Slaughterj2@k12tn.net