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ACCOMMODATIONSwoodward.eduAt this time, Woodward has determined that the accommodations listed below are the most beneficial to our students to be successful. Specific accommodations are reconsidered periodically.In addition to accommodations, information is provided to teachers about the student’s learning profile—strengths, areas for educa-tional support, and recommended strategies. Teachers will use the information to better understand how the student learns and can implement any of the strategies when neces-sary or as appropriate in the classroom. Examples of recommended strategies include audio books, spelling tools, breaking large or long-term assignments into more manageable parts, and pairing visual and oral instructions and materials.School counselors read comprehensive psy-choeducational evaluations for our younger students with the same purpose in mind. Accommodations are provided based on the grade level’s academic expectations and envi-ronment. Recommended strategies from the psychological report are provided to the class-room teacher and discussed with the parents. Other recommendations may be given to the classroom teachers based on a particular child’s learning difference(s).IN GRADES K-2, the specific accommodations listed above under grades 7-12 are typically a part of class protocols—students are read to, they receive all the time they need to complete their work, and multi-sensory instructional practices are used in the classroom every day.IN GRADES 3-5, the extended time accommo-dation is implemented for standardized test-ing. The use of a computer becomes important as written production increases and students learn to keyboard.IN THE 6TH GRADE, all the accommodations listed above under grades 7-12 are considered based on the recommendations of the evalua-tor. The student’s team of teachers will discuss the recommended strategies and agree to implementation as appropriate.GRADES 7-12 GRADES K-6 ACCOMMODATIONS ARE CHANGES THAT REMOVE BARRIERS AND PROVIDE A STUDENT WITH EQUAL ACCESS TO LEARNING AND THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. WOODWARD ACADEMY ACCEPTS COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL EVALUATIONS COMPLETED BY CREDENTIALED PRACTITIONERS WITHIN FIVE YEARS.CONSIDERATIONS WITHOUT A COMPREHENSIVE ACADEMIC EVALUATION:Students may receive short-term accommodations for medical reasons. Students with social/ emotional/developmental diagnoses that may impact learning and performance in the classroom should reach out to their school counselor. extended time on in-class assignments, quizzes, and tests extended time on standardized tests preferential seating use of a computer for writing assignments and in-class writing assistance with note taking use of 4-function calculator permission to answer on the test use of recording devices