Accomodations at: Home and School
Programs: Speech, Oral, and Mainstreamed
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Types of School Accommodations:
- Auditory Trainers- which both the students and teacher wear (set at a level which is beneficial for the student)
- Hearing Aids
- Circular seating, if this is not possible deaf or hard of hearing students should sit in the front row to ensure visibility of both the teacher and the interpreter
- Extra time to finish tests and/or assignments
- When viewing a movie it must have subtitles or closed captioning
- TTY available to the student incase he/she needs to call for an emergency
- Special smoke detectors which are louder and have a flashing light
- Directions read or explained
- Additional examples (for understanding language of questions)
- Frequent breaks
- Minimal distractions
- Listening sections repeated or signed
*Any accomodations will be noted in the students IEP (Individualized Education Program)