ACT*******Modifications/ Accommodations:

Quantity
1. Reduce the number of
terms a learner must learn
at any one time
2. Reduce the number of
slides the student must
draw
3. Select fewer
comprehension questions
for the student to complete

Time

Level of Support

Input

1. Send the story

home earlier- ask
parents to read
with their child and
discuss
comprehension
questions
2. Individualize a
timeline for
completing a task
3. Pace learning
differently for some
learners
Difficulty

1. Assign peer buddies,

co-teachers,
volunteers, teaching
assistants, tutors,
etc.
2. Pair students and
allow them to take
turns answering and
writing answers
3. Group members can
use hand overhand to
assist students in
drawing
Output

1. Use different visual aids,

plan concrete examples,
and provide hands-on
activities
2. The teacher can read the
questions and discuss
them before asking
students to write answers
3. Ask members to provide
additional directions and
information to assist the
student

1. Provide the student

with questions that
ask for factual
answers only or
that require only
short answers
2. Expect the student
to complete less
detailed drawings
3. Allow the use of a
calculator to figure
math problems

1. Instead of answering
questions in writing,
allow verbal
responses
2. Permit the student to
draw a picture and
write a sentence that
shows story
comprehension
3. Allow student to tell a
peer what they see
instead of drawing a
picture

Participation
1. Involve the student in
listening to the group
discussion, but do not
require written
comprehension questions
2. The student can assist in
passing materials to the
group
3. In geography, have the
student hold the globe and
mark locations others have
pointed out

Alternative goals
1. In social studies,
expect a student to
be able to locate
just the states
while others learn
to locate the
capitals.
2. Change the goals to
listening for
enjoyment
3. Focus on remaining
with the
cooperative group
and using an
appropriate voice
level for a group
project

Substitute Curriculum
1. Have the student find
the date and time of
favorite TV shows
using the TV guide
2. During a language
test one student is
learning computer
skills in the computer
lab
3. During the lesion the
student may be in the
community learning
functional skills with
a job coach