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Including Students with Deafblindness in Large Scale Assessment Systems

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Frequently Used Accommodations 

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Listed below are accommodations that were observed being used in the classroom and assessment.  These should not be considered as a comprehensive list of accommodations for students with deafblindness.

Accommodations for Visual Impairments

Reader Scribe
Large print Slant board
Braille materials Talking calculator
Special computer programs Special raised line paper
Large screen computer Monographer
High contrast markers Preferential seating
Additional explanation No time limits

Visually oriented presentation of materials

Small group/individual instruction
Reduced/modified assignments Verbalize what is written on the board
Lighting accommodations   

Accommodations for Hearing Impairments

FM system CCTV
Books on Tape Peer tutor
Sign Language/Interpreter Small group/individual instruction
Reduced/modified assignments One-to-one test administration
Preferential seating No time limits
Cueing    

Accommodations for Cognitive Delay

Calculator Study guides
Instructional aide Peer tutor
Small group/individual instruction Reduced/modified assignments
Paraphrasing Additional explanation
No time limits Modified grading

Accommodations for Multiple Disabilities

Instructional aide Peer tutor
Preferential Seating Additional explanation
Reduced/modified assignments Small group/individual instruction
No time limits Frequent breaks
Cueing/verbal prompts   

 

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