Scaffolding Accommodations

Please note: The assessment portion of this manual is currently aligned to the TAKS Accommodations Manual. STAAR alignment updates will become available as TEA releases their finalized STAAR accommodation recommendations.

• Added website to show where to find teacher tools
• Added section titled Linguistic Accommodation for English Language Learners to General Information
• Tab “Appendix D” changed to “Supplemental Aids”
• Added a note regarding supplemental aids to the supplemental aids section
• Increased font size/spacing for better readability
• Added more accommodations for Assistive Technology
• Added tab names to both sides of tabs for better usability
• Designed an easier to read table for the implications for state assessment

For free examples of accommodation tools and information about the Supplemental Aids Project (which includes more free supplemental aids by subject area), view this website.

Special education, general education, designed to assist teachers in scaffolding student skills to help students move away from relying on accommodations that are not allowable on state assessments.

Teachers use accommodations on a regular basis in the classroom. Accommodations are educationally appropriate and can be very effective in enabling students to access the general curriculum. Many accommodations that have traditionally been used in the classroom, however, are not allowable on state assessments. These cards are designed to assist teachers in scaffolding student skills to help students move away from relying on accommodations that are not allowable on state assessments. These cards provide classroom teachers with specific, concrete suggestions for building cognitive strategies that will enable students to function more independently in their work and not rely as heavily on accommodations.