Instructional or Access Area Standard Tools Modifications and Assistive Technology Solutions Accommodations of Task and Expectations Reading: Peer/adult reading assistance Page fluffers Textbooks Sample High interest, low reading level Slant board and book holders for positioning books Worksheets Identify letters in isolation and in materials Overlays information Printed sequence on board/overhead Increased time for completing Tracking strategies (e.g. reading window, bar Recognize/read name reading materials magnifier) test materials Printed Read basic/primer sight words Decreased length of Speaking spellchecker or dictionary as a word software to Instructional Read functional words (community, remediate reading and/or assignment recognition aid(e.g. Speaking Merriam-Webster emergency, grocery, etc.) reading comprehension skills Simplify complexity of text Dictionary and Thesaurus) Read target/selected words within a Color coding to emphasize key Reading Pen (e.g. Quicktionary Reading pen) sentence points (highlighting) books (e.g.books-on-tape from Comprehend age/grade appropriate Custom vocabulary list Increase Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic) reading materials print size of materials through Electronic books (e.g. disk or CD-ROM) Read print materials from textbooks photocopying Computer-based talking word processing program and supplemental materials with (e.g. Write OutLoud) comprehension Computer with graphic word processor (e.g. Writing Read material from worksheet with with Symbols) Computer with text enlargement software (e.g. comprehension Read material from board/overhead ZoomText) with comprehension Computer with text reading software (e.g. Read material from computer display ReadPlease, Talk-to-Me, JAWS, Kurzweil 1000) with comprehension advanced reading aids (e.g. Read longer reading samples with Kurzweil 3000, WYNN) comprehension and without fatigue Solutions for converting text into alternative format Answer literal questions regarding (e.g. scanner with OCR software, Braille translation materials read software, Braille printer/embosser, refreshable Braille displays, and tactile graphic production Answer questions regarding main idea of materials read systems, etc.) Answer inferential questions regarding materials read
Instructional or Access Area Standard Tools Modifications and Accommodations of Task and Expectations Assistive Technology Solutions Reading: Sample Identify letters in isolation and in sequence Recognize/read name Read basic/primer sight words Read functional words (community, emergency, grocery, etc.) Read target/selected words within a sentence Comprehend age/grade appropriate reading materials Read print materials from textbooks and supplemental materials with comprehension Read material from worksheet with comprehension Read material from board/overhead with comprehension Read material from computer display with comprehension Read longer reading samples with comprehension and without fatigue Answer literal questions regarding materials read Answer questions regarding main idea of materials read Answer inferential questions regarding materials read Textbooks Worksheets Printed information on board/overhead Printed test materials Instructional software to remediate reading and/or reading comprehension skills Peer/adult reading assistance High interest, low reading level materials Increased time for completing reading materials Decreased length of assignment Simplify complexity of text Color coding to emphasize key points (highlighting) Custom vocabulary list Increase print size of materials through photocopying Page fluffers Slant board and book holders for positioning books Overlays Tracking strategies (e.g. reading window, bar magnifier) Speaking spellchecker or dictionary as a word recognition aid(e.g. Speaking Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus) Reading Pen (e.g. Quicktionary Reading pen) books (e.g.books-on-tape from Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic) Electronic books (e.g. disk or CD-ROM) Computer-based talking word processing program (e.g. Write OutLoud) Computer with graphic word processor (e.g. Writing with Symbols) Computer with text enlargement software (e.g. ZoomText) Computer with text reading software (e.g. ReadPlease, Talk-to-Me, JAWS, Kurzweil 1000) advanced reading aids (e.g. Kurzweil 3000, WYNN) Solutions for converting text into alternative format (e.g. scanner with OCR software, Braille translation software, Braille printer/embosser, refreshable Braille displays, and tactile graphic production systems, etc.)
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