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| Accommodations for Students with LD |  About accommodations
Accommodations are alterations in the way tasks are presented that make possible for children with learning disabilities to cope with the same assignments as other students. Accommodations do not change the content of assignments, give students an unfair benefit or in the case of assessments, change what a test measures. They help students with LD to demonstrate what they know without being impeded by their disability.
Acquiring accommodations
The child or parent may request accommodations for that child's specific needs after a child has been formally identified as having a learning disability. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act sets out that a child's IEP (Individualized Education Program) team which includes both parent and child – must determine which accommodations are suitable for him or her. Any suitable accommodations should be written into a student's IEP.
There are six categories of possible accommodations:
• Presentation:
o Provide on audio tape
o Provide in large print
o Minimize number of items per page or line
o Provide a designated reader
o Present instructions orally
• Response:
o Allow for verbal responses
o Allow for answers to be dictated to a scribe
o Allow the use of a tape recorder to capture responses
o Permit responses to be given via computer
o Permit answers to be recorded directly into test booklet
• Timing:
o Allow frequent breaks
o Extend allotted time for a test
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