Accommodations for a Student Who Has Difficulty with Gross Motor Skills or Is Nonambulatory

List of needs and solutions

Accommodations in Assignments and Assessments

Group Work

• Promote active student involvement with questions, small group interaction, discussion, structured responses.

Support

• Give student access to resources and materials outside of class.

Technology

• Let student use head pointer or voice- or breath-operated switches with onscreen keyboard.
• Scan worksheets, forms, or text to make them keyboard accessible.

FCAT

• Secure papers to work area.
• Use tabbed or modified pages for easier turning.
• Check periodically that student is marking in correct spaces.
• Use writing guides to produce legible answers.
• Use math grids or guides to orgainze mathematical compputations.
• Use speech-to-text technology, computer switch, alternative keyboard, pointing device, or other communication devices to indicate answers.
• Let student dictate responses to proctor or digital or tape recorder.

Accommodations in Learning Environment

• Use raised desks to accommodate students in wheelchairs.
• Arrange classroom furniture, equipment, and materials so they are physically accessible and barrier free.
• Store classroom equipment and supplies in a consistent, predictable manner.
• Let student work with trained classmate.
• Let student use physical supports, such as bookends, plastic containers for supplies, and bags or folders for work materials.
• Let student use learning center with appropriate equipment and materials.

FCAT

• Let student use adaptive or special furniture to take the test.
• Allow student increased or decreased opportunities for movement.
• Administer test in familiar place such as student's home with test proctor and/or familiar person present.
• Administer test in other specialized setting approved as unique accommodation.

List of needs and solutions