Accommodations for a Student Who Exhibits Inappropriate Personal Behavior

List of needs and solutions

Accommodations in Instructional Methods and Materials

Group Work

• Make sure student has communication and social skills for group work.
• Assign trained classmate to work with student when teacher is unavailable.
• Use cooperative learning activities to support participation.

Support

• Provide balance of types of activities in lessons.
• Provide follow-up instruction individually.

Accommodations in Asignments and Assessments

Instructions

• Make sure student faces teacher for directions.
• Alert student with signal before giving directions, change tone of voice to sustain attention.
• When modeling expected behavior, describe key components.
• Use consistent routines to start lessons, change classes, complete activity, go to lunch, move around school.
• Give student a copy of expected behaviors or assessment rubric.
• Give student class rules and expectations.
• Give positive reinforcement for using appropriate behaviors or following class rules.
• Establish and use consequences for misbehaving.
• Provide overview of learning outcomes and content at beginning of lesson.
• Provide study guide for student to follow during independent reading.

Organizing

• Use regular routines and procedures for transitions in class.
• Place timeline or assignment list on student’s desk.
• Help student keep journal or homework log that includes instructions and timelines.

Group Work

• Promote active student involvement with questions, small group interaction, discussion, structured responses.
• Assign student specific role and responsibility in group activities.
• Let student work with trained classmate to stay on task in group work.
• Allow partial participation in cooperative groups.
• Use cooperative learning activities to support participation.

Monitoring

• Give student an individual responsibility checklist.
• Monitor student’s conduct; communicate regularly with student, family, others.
• Use reward system to motivate timely assignment completion.

Classroom Tests

• Let student use study carrel to take test.
• Let student take breaks during test period.

Accommodations in Learning Environment

Support

• Have student sit close to teacher.
• Seat student to maximize attention and reduce distraction from windows, vents, doors, resource areas, other students.
• Identify quiet area where student can go when necessary.
• Let student use learning center with appropriate materials and equipment.
• Use consistent routines to start lessons, change classes, complete activity, go to lunch, move around school.
• Give student legitimate chances to move around classroom, use restroom, get drink of water.
• Let student sit near aide, volunteer, or trained classmate who can help maintain attention and understanding.
• Give positive reinforcement for using appropriate behaviors or following class rules.
• Establish and use consequences for misbehaving.

FCAT

• Increase or decrease the opportunity for movement as needed.
• Use white noise (sound machines) to reduce auditory distractions.
• Administer test in specialized setting approved as unique accommodation.

Accommodations in Time Demands and Scheduling

Organizing

• Give studen an agenda or schedule for the day.
• Use timer to define work times.
• Teach student to use paper or electronic calendar or personal planner to track assignments and work.
• Provide alternative activities for unstructured time.

FCAT

• Administer test in several brief sessions allowing frequent breaks, within specifications of test administration manual.
• Administer a portion or all of test at a specific time of day.

List of needs and solutions