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ESLACCOMMODATIONS APPROVED BY DoDEA
CLASSIFICATION TYPE OFACCOMMODATION
CATEGORY
Linguistic
Accommodations
PRESENTATION
CAT. 1 CAT. 2 CAT. 3
Can the student listen to and follow oral directions given by an adult? Can the student read and
comprehend written material? Can the student comprehend written directions if the directions are
repeated, paraphrased, or simplified?
Directions read to student.
X
Oral directions interpreted (restated in home
language).
X
Key words or phrases underlined or highlighted
in directions.
X
Student cued to remain on task.
X
Directions reread for each page of the test.
X
Have stimulus material, questions, and/or
answer choices read aloud (e.g., by a proctor or
using the Kurzweil software), EXCLUDING
reading comprehension.
X
Have stimulus material, questions, and/or
answer choices read aloud (e.g., by a proctor
or using the Kurzweil software), INCLUDING
reading comprehension.
X
Bilingual word lists, customized dictionaries
(word-to-word translations) provided.
X
Linguistic
Accommodations
RESPONSE
CAT. 1 CAT. 2 CAT. 3
Can the student use a pencil to fill in the bubbles for the answers in the test book? Can the student use
paper and pencil to write short-answer or paragraph-length responses to open-ended questions? Can the
student respond to open-ended questions by dictating answers to a scribe who records verbatim the oral
response?
Student responses tape-recorded for later
verbatim translation, except for the writing
portion of the test.
X
Student responses recorded by scribe, except
for the writing portion of the test.
X
Student assisted in marking responses, such as
a template to maintain place.
X
Alternative writing system provided (including
portable writing devices and computers).
X
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