• Accommodations: Instructional and Testing Supports for Students with Disabilities
Challenge
Initial Thoughts
Perspectives & Resources

What should teachers know about accommodations for students with disabilities?

What types of accommodations are commonly used for students with disabilities?

What are the teacher’s responsibilities for students with disabilities who use accommodations?

Resources

Wrap Up
Assessment

Accommodations: Instructional and Testing Supports for Students with Disabilities

This module explores instructional and testing accommodations for students with disabilities, explains how accommodations differ from other kinds of instructional adaptations, defines the four categories of accommodations, and describes how to implement accommodations and evaluate their effectiveness for individual students (est. completion time: 2 hours).

Earn the Professional Development Certificate for this module.

Work through the sections of this module in the order presented in the STAR graphic above.

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