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**T**—//Track// the teacher with your eyes.


=Accommodating Students with Learning Problems in General Education Classrooms =

Accommodations Involving Materials
=Accommodations Involving Interactive Instruction = =Accommodations Involving Student Performance =
 * ===Use of audio recording ===
 * ===Clarify or simplify written directions ===
 * ===Present small amount of work ===
 * ===Block out extraneous stimuli ===
 * ===Highlight essential information ===
 * ===Locate place in consumable material ===
 * ===Provide additional practice activities ===
 * ===Provide glossary in content areas ===
 * ===Develop reading guides ===
 * ==Use explicit teaching procedures. ==
 * ==Repeat directions. ==
 * ==Maintain daily routines. ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Provide copy of lecture notes. ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Provide students with a graphic organizer. ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Use step-by-step instruction. ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Combine verbal and visual information. ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Write key points or words on the chalkboard. ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Use balanced presentations and activities. ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Use mnemonic instruction. ==
 * ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">In a review of the literature, Wolgemuth, Cobb, and Alwell (2008) strongly support the use of mnemonic strategies for students with disabilities across settings. ===
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Emphasize daily review. ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Change response mode. ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Provide an outline of the lecture. ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Encourage use of graphic organizers. ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Place students close to the teacher. ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Encourage use of assignment books or calendars. ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Reduce copying activities. ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Have students turn lined paper vertically for math. ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Use cues to denote important items. ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Design hierarchical worksheets. ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Allow use of instructional aids. ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Display work samples. ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Use peer-mediated learning. ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Encourage note sharing. ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Use flexible work times. ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Provide additional practice. ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Use assignment substitutions or adjustments. ==

Reference: Teaching Students with Learning Problems, 8th Edition, Cecil D. Mercer; Ann R. Mercer; Paige C. Pullen (2011)