Accommodations for a Student Who Is Deaf or Hard of Hearing

List of needs and solutions

Accommodations in Instructional Methods and Materials

Instructions

• Provide study guide for student to follow during independent reading.
• Make sure student faces teacher for directions.
• Use nonverbal communication to convey information.
• Use hands-on activities, pictures, or diagrams to represent abstract concepts or complex information.
• Use charts and graphics to reinforce oral presentation.
• Use notetaker and/or sign language interpreter.

Highlighting

• Highlight important points in text for student.

Technology

• Show some information in video or movie with captioning.
• Use speech-to-text software.

Group Work

• Use cooperative learning activities to support participation.

Accommodations in Assignments and Assessments

Instructions

• Provide sign language interpreter.
• Make sure student faces teacher for directions.
• Alert student with signal when giving directions.
• Combine oral directions with pictures, printed words, and diagrams.
• Let student use concrete materials and manipulatives when learning math concepts.

Technology

• Let student use assistive technology for amplification of sound.

Group Work

• Assign buddy to help student.
• Use cooperative learning activities to support participation.
• Let student use peer editing or teacher help in revision process.

Monitoring

• Check to see if student needs help getting started.
• Communicate homework expectations to parents so they can help.

FCAT

• Have sign language interpreter present directions.
• Give student a printed copy of directions that teacher reads from FCAT admnistration script.
• Have student paraphrase or repeat directions to show understanding.
• Repeat, clarify, and summarize directions.
• Use signed or oral presentation of topic (prompt) in writing test and all math and science items.
• Let student sign responses to interpreter.

Accommodations in Learning Environment

• Make sure student faces teacher for directions.
• Provide adaptive or special furniture, lightling, and acoustics as needed.
• Let student use auditory amplification devices.

FCAT

• Use auditory amplification devices.
• Administer test in classroom with special lighting and/or acoustics.

Accommodations in Special Communications Systems

• Use total communication, which includes sign language, finger spelling, and lip reading.
• Use augmentative communication systems, such as communications board or presented symbol system.

FCAT

• Let student use communication devices to generate oral or written responses.

List of needs and solutions