Environmental, Instructional, and Assessment

Environmental, instructional, and assessment accommodation strategies that can be used as part of the DI classroom

Environmental	Assessment	Instructional
minimize distractions preferential seating Allow frequent breaks flexible grouping Objects to fiddle with during lessons Movement desk/exercise ball Differentiate the learning environment	access to computer for written work allow for frequent breaks allow notes/open book for tests alternate location prompts clarification of questions or instructions extra time to respond read all written instructions reduce written output Scribe Respectful tasks Continuous assessment Differentiated process, product, content, affect Differentiate according to learning profile, interest, and readiness	Access to calculator/math aids Access to computer Allow extra time for copying Allow notes/open book for tests highlight/chunks material Increased task completion time provide instructions visually and verbally provide needed prompts and cues provide samples to work from read written instructions as necessary reduce new skills to smaller steps scribe information for student when appropriate Differentiated process, product, content, affect Differentiate according to learning profile, interest, and readiness Use instructional strategies like: RAFTs, graphic organizers, scaffolded reading, cubing, think tic-tac-toe, tiering, learning centres, inquiry projects, webquests, etc.

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