Behavior Accommodations
When you see this behavior... Try this accommodation
Difficulty completing assignments
- List all steps necessary to complete each assignment
- Reduce the assignment into manageable sections with specific due dates
- Make frequent checks for work/assignment completion
Difficulty with organization
- Create daily/weekly/monthly assignment sheets
- Provide a list of materials needed on a daily basis
- Have a consistent way for students to turn in papers
Difficulty sustaining attention
- Get student's attention before giving directions
- Ask student to repeat directions
- Actively involve student in lesson
Difficulty with transitions
- Give advance warning of when a transition is going to occur
- Use timer to help cue beginning and end of a task
- Provide a schedule of daily activities
Difficulty with tasks that require memory
- Combine seeing, saying, writing, and doing
- Teach memory techniques as a study strategy (mnemonics, visualization, oral rehearsal, numerous repetitions)
Difficulty with test taking
- Allow extra time
- Allow student to be tested orally
- Use clear, readable, and uncluttered test forms
- Use ample space for student response