ACCOMMODATIONS

IN THE CLASSROOM
Created by: HISD and Ariel Hernandez
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Gain an understanding of Specially Designed Instruction
(SDI) – the WHAT

Understand the academic impact of Specially Designed

Instruction (SDI) within the IEP on academic achievement –
the WHY

Identify accommodations that will support a student’s

academic deficits within the classroom – the HOW

Utilize tracking accommodations systems for documenting

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WHAT IS SDI? (SPECIALLY DESIGNED INSTRUCTIONS)

Specially designed instruction

means adapting, as appropriate to
the needs of the child, the content,
methodology, or delivery of
instruction (i) to address the unique
needs of the child that result from
the child’s disability; and (ii) to
ensure the child’s access and
progress in the general curriculum.
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SPECIALLY DESIGNED INSTRUCTION
FRAMEWORK

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What is the Individualized Education Program?

Components of the IEP:

• Present Levels of Performance (PLAAFP)
• Statement of Goals
• Statement of Related Services
• Statement of Special Education Needs
• Modifications

Accommodations:
• Description of Service Delivery
• Statement of Least Restrictive Environment

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Examples of Accommodations
1. Think
2. Formulate your answer with schema using the sentence stem

“I believe grandma is trying to say _____________. I believe this because

_____________.”

Sentence Stems
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KEY TAKE-AWAYS
• SDI drives instruction for students with a disability
• SDI is the law
• Implementation of accommodations should be embedded and
implemented during Direct Instruction, DOL and or Warm-Up/
Introduction time.
• SDI is NOT differentiated instruction
• Supplemental Aids are pictorial supports or paper-based
resources to assist students with recall, focus, or organizational
challenges
• Utilizing Tracking Systems in Houston ISD

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SUMMARY

There are some resources that can help find accommodation

examples like Accommodations Central. And if you need help with
goals, Goal Book is another good resource from what we have been
told.
So all in all we need to make sure accommodations are being used
per the student’s IEP for it is law and it will hopefully help the
student succeed academically.

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THANK YOU