Provide handouts and visual aids.
When appropriate, team a reader with a non
-
reading student during in
-
class assignments.
Use more
than one way to demonstrate or explain information.
Have copies of the syllabus ready three to five weeks prior to the beginning of classes so
textbooks are available for taping.
When possible, break information into small steps when teaching many new task
s in one lesson
(state objectives, review previous lesson, summarize periodically).
Allow time for clarification of directions and essential information.
Provide study guides or review sheets for exams.
Provide alternative ways for the students to do tasks
, such as dictations or oral presentations.
Provide assistance with proofreading written work.
Stress organization and ideas rather than mechanics
when grading in
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class writing assignments.
Allow the use of spell
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check and grammar
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assisted devices.
When in
doubt about how to assist the student, ask him or her.
Allow the student the same anonymity as other students (i.e., avoid pointing out the student or
the alternative arrangements to the rest of the class).