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School-Age Children
Common difficulties
- Organizing and solving math problems
- Finding and retaining important information in reading assignments or tests
- Writing coherent, well-organized essays
- Copying from board or books
- Sewing or other types of fine motor activities
- Writing neatly and quickly
- Reading with speed and precision.
Accommodation and modification strategies
- Allow student to write answers on the same sheet of paper as the questions or offer opportunities for student to explain answers orally.
- Provide paper for writing and math work that has darker or raised lines to make the boundaries more distinct.
- Organize assignments to be completed in smaller steps instead of one large finished product.
- Use a ruler as a reading guide (to keep focus on one line at a time) and a highlighter (to immediately emphasize important information).
- Provide a tape recorder to supplement note-taking.
- Have a proofreading buddy for notes and essays.
Teenagers and Adults
Common difficulties
- Accurately identifying information from pictures, charts, graphs, maps, etc.
- Organizing information from different sources into one cohesive document
- Finding specific information on a printed page (example: getting a number out of the phone book)
- Remembering directions to a location
Accommodation and modification strategies
- Color code important information.
- Have a proof-reading buddy for all written materials.
- Use a tape recorder when getting important information.
- Before writing letters or essays, create an outline to simplify and organize ideas.
