ACCOMMODATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS FOR AN INCLUSIVE CLASS

     As we have studied in class, there are several modifications and accommodations that can be made in the classroom to better serve our students with exceptionalities. However, we need to make a distinction between an accomodation and a modifications. An accomodation "is a change that helps a student overcome or work around the disability (Nichcy 2010)." Accomodations are things that allow a student to function in the class without changing the level of instruction or work. A modification "means a change in what is being taught to or expected from the student (Nichcy 2010)."
     Fortunately, many of the modifications and accomodations can be used to support varied exceptionality types, and are also considered "best practices" for supporting our ESOL students. Some examples of modifications and accomodations are as follows:
  • Sequence tasks: Break larger jobs into segments that students can follow and complete step by step
  • Scaffold to the target skill: Break skills into their component parts and build until the student has mastered the entire target skill.
  • Use question and response: Ask content and process questions during the lesson at regular intervals to check for comprehension and skill application.
  • Use technology: Use audio/visual equipment, projectors, videos, and audio to enhance lesson content and/or provide larger visual aids or louder auditory aids.
  • Classwork and projects can be modified for length, and the level of difficulty in completing the task. 
For several more modification ideas, please click here:
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities. http://www.nichcy.org/
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