Designated Supports Activity
Based on the students described below, identify which supports might you provide to help each student be successful.
Lilia is a fifth grade student. She moved to the U.S. with her family when she was 4 years old. She is designated as an early intermediate English learner. She is eager to please the teacher and tries very hard in all academic areas.
Non-Embedded / Embedded☐ / Bilingual dictionary / ☐ / Color contrast
☐ / Color contrast / ☐ / Masking
☐ / Color overlay / ☐ / Text-to-speech
☐ / Magnification / ☐ / Spanish stacked translation and translated test directions
☐ / Noise buffers / ☐ / Translations glossary
☐ / Read aloud / Check any universal tools that must be turned off:
☐ / Scribe / ☐Breaks
☐ / Separate setting / ☐Calculator
☐ / Translation glossaries / ☐Digital notepad
☐ / Translated test directions / ☐English dictionary
☐English glossary
☐Expandable pages
☐Global notes
☐Highlighter
☐Keyboard navigation
☐Mark for review
☐Math tools
☐Spell check
☐Strikethrough
☐Writing tools
James is an eighth grade student who enjoys sports and video games. He is a hard worker, but sometimes slow to begin his work.He has reading challenges. James is a native English speaker.
Non-Embedded / Embedded☐ / Bilingual dictionary / ☐ / Color contrast
☐ / Color contrast / ☐ / Masking
☐ / Color overlay / ☐ / Text-to-speech
☐ / Magnification / ☐ / Spanish stacked translation and translated test directions
☐ / Noise buffers / ☐ / Translations glossary
☐ / Read aloud / Check any universal tools that must be turned off:
☐ / Scribe / ☐Breaks
☐ / Separate setting / ☐Calculator
☐ / Translation glossaries / ☐Digital notepad
☐ / Translated test directions / ☐English dictionary
☐English glossary
☐Expandable pages
☐Global notes
☐Highlighter
☐Keyboard navigation
☐Mark for review
☐Math tools
☐Spell check
☐Strikethrough
☐Writing tools
Martin is an eleventh grade student from the Ukraine who came to the United States at the age of 6. He asks many questions in class. However, he is very easily distracted and is often pulled off task by other students in the class. Martin enjoys reading and physical education.
Non-Embedded / Embedded☐ / Bilingual dictionary / ☐ / Color contrast
☐ / Color contrast / ☐ / Masking
☐ / Color overlay / ☐ / Text-to-speech
☐ / Magnification / ☐ / Spanish stacked translation and translated test directions
☐ / Noise buffers / ☐ / Translations glossary
☐ / Read aloud / Check any universal tools that must be turned off:
☐ / Scribe / ☐Breaks
☐ / Separate setting / ☐Calculator
☐ / Translation glossaries / ☐Digital notepad
☐ / Translated test directions / ☐English dictionary
☐English glossary
☐Expandable pages
☐Global notes
☐Highlighter
☐Keyboard navigation
☐Mark for review
☐Math tools
☐Spell check
☐Strikethrough
☐Writing tools
Katie is a sixth grade student and is a native English speaker. She loves to draw. She has an interest in the robotics club. She is also an avid reader.
Non-Embedded / Embedded☐ / Bilingual dictionary / ☐ / Color contrast
☐ / Color contrast / ☐ / Masking
☐ / Color overlay / ☐ / Text-to-speech
☐ / Magnification / ☐ / Spanish stacked translation and translated test directions
☐ / Noise buffers / ☐ / Translations glossary
☐ / Read aloud / Check any universal tools that must be turned off:
☐ / Scribe / ☐Breaks
☐ / Separate setting / ☐Calculator
☐ / Translation glossaries / ☐Digital notepad
☐ / Translated test directions / ☐English dictionary
☐English glossary
☐Expandable pages
☐Global notes
☐Highlighter
☐Keyboard navigation
☐Mark for review
☐Math tools
☐Spell check
☐Strikethrough
☐Writing tools
California Department of Education – January 2017