After reading this chapter, you will be able to:

1. Describe accommodations you canmake for students who do not have the preskills necessary to learn new skills.
2. Select and sequence instructional examples to help students access basic skills instruction.
3. Accommodate individual learners by providing the direct instruction, practice, and review needed to help them acquire basic skills.
4. Describe accommodations you can make when activating background knowledge, organizing content, and teaching terms and concepts to help students acquire academic content.
5. Make lessons accessible for students with special needs by improving the clarity of your written and verbal communication.
6. Describe strategies for involving parents in teaching their children.
7. Adapt independent practice activities for students.
8. Describe how you can make accommodations in your classroom materials and activities for students with moderate to severe disabilities.