Input

Adapt instructional
presentation

Output
Adapt learner
requirements

Example:
Use visual, auditory, and
kinesthetic stimuli. Utilize
various grouping patterns

Example:
Use various assessment
types to score students;
oral, written, projects,
demonstration

Difficulty
Adapt restrictions and
skill level required to
accomplish work.

Level of Support
Increase the amount of
teacher assistance with a
specific pupil

Example:
Simplify directions,
change rules to
accommodate learners

Example:
Teaching assistants,
tutoring, peer grouping

Degree of
Participation
Adapt the extent to which
a student is actively
involved in the task

Alternate Goals
Adapt the
goals/expectations while
presenting the same
material

Example:
In ecology, have students
role play select species of
each trophic class

Example:
In ecology, expect one
student to predict
problems of an
intervention, while others
must apply the
intervention

Time
Adapt time allowed per
task, learning,
assignments, testing
Example:
Create individualized
timelines for specific
students.
Increase/Decrease as
necessary
Size
Adapt the number of
items required of each
learner
Example:
Reduce number of
vocabulary terms,
compartmentalize test
section
Substitute Curriculum
Provide the different
instruction and materials
to meet a learners
individual goals
Example:
Develop individual
timelines for tasks;
Modify pace of learning
and materials