Designing Accessible Classrooms
Designing for hearing loss & Blindness
Math PK-2
Having space where students can go supports Self-regulation and individual deliberate practice.
Math PK-2
Instruction in multiple formats allows students to activate different cognitive skills to understand and remember the steps they are to take in their math work.
Math PK-2
Decreasing extra audio input provides a focused learning environment.
Math PK-2
Math games and manipulatives for vision differences support math development for learners with visual needs.
Math PK-2
Incorporating multiple senses with strategies like chewing gum, using a vibrating pen, and sitting on a ball chair supports focus and Attention.
Math PK-2
Transforming written text into audio activates different parts of the brain to support learning.
Math PK-2
Spaces that are structured, organized, and clean provide increased room for collaboration and active learning.
Math PK-2
Visual supports, like text magnification, colored overlays, and guided reading strip, help students focus and properly track as they read.
Literacy PK-3
Actively and authentically encouraging all students to seek support, ask questions, and advocate for what they believe in creates a safe space for risk-taking and skill development and supports a Sense of Belonging.
Literacy 4-6
Dictation, also referred to as speech-to-text, an assistive communication technology that translates voice dictation to digital text, provides students with transcription difficulties the opportunity to participate in the writing process by allowing them to use their voice to generate and record ideas.
Designing for intellectual & Learning Disabilities
Literacy 4-6
Visualizing how ideas fit together helps students construct meaning and strengthens their recall.
Literacy 4-6
Students activate more cognitive processes by exploring and representing their understandings in visual form.
Literacy PK-3
Maintaining consistent classroom routines and schedules ensures that students are able to trust and predict what will happen next.
Literacy 4-6
Visuals help students recognize relationships within words and sentences to develop literacy skills.
Literacy PK-3
Providing a story map ahead of time or having students create a map during or after reading helps learners understand and practice Narrative Skills.
Math PK-2
Cards with strategies for managing emotions help students remember how to act when faced with strong feelings.
Literacy 4-6
Decreasing extra audio input provides a focused learning environment.
Math PK-2
Through short but regular mindfulness activities, students develop their awareness and ability to focus.
Designing for Physical disabilities
Literacy 4-6
Expressing ideas through visuals and audio, and understanding others' ideas in these forms, is as critical in today's world as traditional reading and writing.
Literacy 4-6
Actively and authentically encouraging all students to seek support, ask questions, and advocate for what they believe in creates a safe space for risk-taking and skill development and supports a Sense of Belonging.
Literacy PK-3
Brain breaks that include movement allow learners to refresh their thinking and focus on learning new information.
Literacy 4-6
Instruction in multiple formats allows students to activate different cognitive skills to understand and remember the steps they are to take in their literacy work.
Literacy PK-3
Multiple tables and chairs on wheels allow for setting up the classroom to support the desired learning outcomes of each classroom activity.
Literacy 4-6
Learning about students' cultures and connecting them to instructional practices helps foster a sense of belonging and mitigate Stereotype Threat.
Literacy PK-3
To promote acceptance of learning diversity, students explore learning tools and strategies to see how they work and why they and others might use them.