Instructional Accommodations for a Student with a Disability

2015-2016 Colorado Instructional Accommodations Manual: A Guide to the Selection and Implementation of Accommodations for Students with Disability

The Colorado Instructional Accommodations Manual provides guidance for IEP Teams and educators, presents a Five-Step Process for the selection and implementation of instructional accommodations. It offers tools and suggestions for using technology for students with a disability to best access instructional context.

PLEASE NOTE: Accommodations manual is in the process of being updated. The general content is still relevant. The manual will be updated to ensure that newer technologies may be added to exampled accommodations. 

Updated Version Coming Soon

Part 1: Instructional Accommodations

• Section I Guidance
• Section II Five-Step Process
• Section III Tools
  1. Considerations When Making Decisions for Instructional Accommodations - no changes from 2014-2015 version
  2. Student Characteristics
  3. Tables A-P: Instructional Accommodations Linked to Student Characteristics
     • Table A: Vision
     • Table B: Hearing
     • Table C: Fine Motor
     • Table D: Communication
     • Table E: Reading
     • Table F: Writing
     • Table G: Mathematics
     • Table H: Physical Motor
     • Table I: Attention Deficit
     • Table J: Auditory Processing
     • Table K: Setting/Environment
     • Table L: Timing and Scheduling
     • Table M: Brain Injury
     • Table N: Autism Spectrum Disorder
     • Table O: Executive Function
     • Table P: Specific Learning Disability
  4. ​Participation Guidelines: Alternate Academic Achievement Standards and Alternate Assessment Participation Guidelines Worksheet
  5. Participation Guidelines Worksheet Companion
  6. Participation Guidelines Worksheet - Booklet
  7. Decision-Making Graphic
  8. Flowchart Graphic - no changes from 2014-2015 version
  9. Assistive Technology Apps and Software
  10. Glossary of Instructional Accommodations
  11. Parent Input for Accommodations​
  12. Accommodations from the Student's Perspective
  13. Do's and Don'ts when Selecting Accommodation - no changes from 2014-2015 version
  14. Use of Scribe (Cherry Creek Schools)
  15. Accommodation Use in the Classroom - no changes from 2014-2015 version
  16. Evaluation of Accommodation Use Data Collection Sheet​
  17. After-Test Accommodations Interviews
  18. Infused Skills Grid (PEAK Resource)
  19. CCSS K-12 Technology Scope and Sequence (Long Beach Unified School District)
  20. Technology Skills Checklist, Kentucky Example
  21. Computer Literacy Guide Example
• Section IV: Technology
  1. Adapting Content with Technology

Accessing Statewide Assessments

• State Assessment Unit
• Assessment Trainings