Modification of Assignments & Curriculum

• Provide student with samples and models of work that are ‘at standard’.
• Provide student with rubric detailing your expectations and upon which specific criteria they will be evaluated.
• Simplify complex directions.
• Divide tasks into parts; assign one part at a time.
• Extend or adjust time for task completion.
• Give frequent short quizzes and fewer long tests.
• Monitor closely as student begins assignments to ensure understanding.
• Shorten assignments, adjust the length.
• Structure assignment so that it is broken down into smaller segments.
• Check assignment midway through (or sooner) for corrective feedback.
• Reduce paper/pencil tasks.
• Have student dictate work while someone else records/transcribes.
• Allow different ways to answer other than in writing.
• Adjust the reading level of the assignment.
• Modify the length of the task.
• Increase the novelty of the task (i.e., turn into game format or provide other materials for student use – such as dry erase boards/colored markers rather than paper/pencil).
• Reduce the amount of required copying from the board.
• Reduce the amount of required copying from a book.
• Increase personal assistance (e.g., peer tutor, teacher, paraeducator).
• Provide handouts that have fewer items on page, and are easy to read.
• Allow use of computer for written tasks.
• Provide choices of projects/assignments which draw upon range of student interests and strengths.
• Limit number of choices in tasks, topics and activities.
• Allow demonstration of mastery by alternative methods (i.e., oral tests).
• Assist student in determining the amount of time the assignment should take to complete.
• Reduce the number of problems on the page.
• Enlarge the print size and spacing on the page.
• Allow student to print rather than write in cursive if easier and faster.
• Provide in-class assistance on homework assignments.
• Modify homework as needed – being responsive to parent feedback.