What should be utilized first, accommodations or adaptations?

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What should be utilized first, accommodations or adaptations?

When trying to promote participation, start by changing the task or the way the activity is set up so it fits the child’s current abilities. This is an adaptation: you modify what the child is asked to do or how the activity is arranged—things like using larger, easier-to-grasp tools, simplifying the task, or repositioning materials so they’re easier to reach. These changes address the demands of the activity itself and help the child engage and build skills. Accommodations are supports that help the child perform the task as it’s written without changing its demands—think extra time, verbal prompts, or reminders. They’re important, but they don’t alter what the child is required to do. The typical plan is to begin with adaptations to enable success and then layer in accommodations only as needed to support ongoing participation.

When trying to promote participation, start by changing the task or the way the activity is set up so it fits the child’s current abilities. This is an adaptation: you modify what the child is asked to do or how the activity is arranged—things like using larger, easier-to-grasp tools, simplifying the task, or repositioning materials so they’re easier to reach. These changes address the demands of the activity itself and help the child engage and build skills.

Accommodations are supports that help the child perform the task as it’s written without changing its demands—think extra time, verbal prompts, or reminders. They’re important, but they don’t alter what the child is required to do. The typical plan is to begin with adaptations to enable success and then layer in accommodations only as needed to support ongoing participation.

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