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  1. Use contextual clues - gestures, expressions, body language.
  2. Use linguistic modifications: repetition, slow speech, restating, controlled vocabulary, controlled sentence length, paraphrasing, explanation, demonstration.
  3. Use peer tutoring.
  4. Use written and pictorial forms: maps, graphs, charts, pictures, semantic maps, webs, flow charts, outlines, and other graphic organizers (see Chapter 4 of Florida Curriculum Frameworks: Language Arts).
  5. Use a variety of media.
  6. Adjust, modify, or shorten assignments.
  7. Provide hands-on experiences and use realia.
  8. Use individual and small group instruction and assessment.
  9. Use cooperative learning activities.
  10. Define content area language or terms.
  11. Use alternative assessments: observation, demonstration of skill, product evaluation, portfolio assessment, dialogue journals, self evaluations, checklists, peer assessment, graphic presentations.
  12. Reduce oral and written directions and information to easy-to-understand steps or parts.
  13. Use role playing.
  14. Adapt written text and materials to facilitate comprehension.
  15. Use any pedagogically sound instructional strategy.
 
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