Adapting Instruction

There are times when teachers will find it necessary to make changes in their lesson plans for children with disabilities but are able to be mainstream with regular children and  just need a little extra help.  When it comes to adapting instruction it can be simple things that need to be added to the classroom for all children to have equal access what is being taught.  Sometimes these adaptations can be modifications and accommodations. 

Modifications can be support or services that relates to a child’s disability.  It can be something as simple as changing the directions or the length of the test to meet the needs of that child.  The teacher might have to give the student an oral test instead of a written test, or the child might have to be given extra time on a timed quizzed.  When it comes to making modifications in the classroom the teacher would have to know the needs of the students and add the changes to her lesson plan to meet the needs of all the children in the classroom.

Accommodations can be anything to make the student learning easier to understand, blackboards, a video, and an overhead.  Support or services that a student also need to help them with their disability.  These services might include speech, physical therapy, and occupational therapy.