South Bend Community School Corporation

Special Education Services

Accommodations Checklist
Accommodations Provided for Standardized Testing

Language
Arts

Algebra/
Math

Biology/
Science
(4 / 6)

Social
Studies
(5 / 7)

Timing And Scheduling: The student has difficulty completing a task without periodic breaks or other timing
considerations.
Time of day for testing altered.
Student provided with additional breaks.
Test administered in several sessions.
Longer breaks between sessions.
Student is provided with extended testing time for test sessions.
Response Format: The student has significant difficulty recording answers in the typical format (e.g. using a paper and
pencil to write responses)
Student uses lined paper turned sideways to help align math problems.
Student provided with use of a low-tech assistive writing instrument.
Student is allowed to use alternative indication of response (i.e., circle,
point to, state, or otherwise indicate answer choice).
Student has access to scribe for all open-ended items (e.g. constructed
response, extended response, short response, and essay).
Student has use of own calculator.
Student has use of an approved, bilingual word-to-word dictionary.
Student has use of a computer or other assistive technology (AT) device.
Setting and Environment: The student has significant difficulty working independently without adjustments to the
typical classroom setting.
Student is provided preferential seating.
Student is allowed to use headphones to block out distractions - no music,
headphones are sound dampening only.
Student is provided special lighting conditions.
Student tested in small group setting.
Student is tested individually.
Presentation Format: The student has significant difficulty perceiving or comprehending directions given in a standard
format.
Student allowed use of special furniture or equipment for viewing test.
Student reads aloud to him or her self.
Student allowed to use assistive technology to magnify/enlarge.
Student allowed to use acetate film.
Student provided access to sound amplification system.
Student provided access to large print version of test.
Student provided access to own resources (i.e., bold print protractor, real
coins, bold/raised line graph paper, bold/raised line writing paper).
Student uses a Braille test format.
Student provided access to an interpreter for sign language.
Student provided access to a talking/screen reading device (can NOT be
used for reading comprehension portion of test).
Test read aloud to the student by test administrator (except items testing
comprehension).
Student provided with additional examination examples.

Other Accommodations (Academic and/or Behavioral):

8/3/10