Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Accommodations

Spanish translation:

adecuaciones o modificaciones

Added to glossary by Jose Leiva
Sep 11, 2018 17:44
5 yrs ago
67 viewers *
English term

Accommodations

English to Spanish Other Education / Pedagogy
I am translating a student handbook and came across the term "accommodations" and as it turns out, the there is a specific meaning in the educational context.

The text where the term is found:

In compliance with a federal law known as Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the School District will provide to each protected student with a disability, without discrimination or cost to the student or family, those related supplementary support services or accommodations which are needed to provide equal opportunity to participate in and obtain the benefits of the school program and extracurricular activities to the maximum extent appropriate to the person’s abilities.

Here's a definition I found for the term:
Accommodations can help kids learn the same material and meet the same expectations as their classmates. If a student has reading issues, for example, she might listen to an audio recording of a text. There are different types of classroom accommodations, including presentation (like listening to an audio recording of a text) and setting (like where a student sits).
Source: https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/trea...

Based on the above, I lean towards a translation like "adecuaciones curriculares." Any input would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

Discussion

patinba Sep 11, 2018:
El glosario Bienvenido José: Te recomiendo que uses el glosario de Proz (en "term search"), donde puede ser que encuentres una solución apta.

Proposed translations

+1
1 hr
Selected

adecuaciones o modificaciones

Se trata de todo lo que haya que hacer para posibilitar la educación del alumno. Pueden ser adecuaciones curriculares pero también de otro tipo, como facilidades, material escolar adaptado, o cualquier otra cosa que facilite la vida del estudiante. Por lo tanto usaría solo adecuaciones y no adecuaciones curriculares.
Es común que los distritos provean desde maestros especiales, a más tiempo para hacer la tarea, materiales de trabajo adaptados, transporte, modificaciones curriculares, salas y otros.

Accommodations: Technical Definition. Accommodations are supports and services provided to help a student access the general education curriculum and validly demonstrate learning. Examples of Accommodations: Time: extend the time allotted to take a test, finish an assignment, learn a concept, or complete an activity.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 4 horas (2018-09-11 22:03:52 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Hay que pensarlo en el sentido de "hacerle lugar", "darle lugar", darle posibilidades de estar/aprender/transitar la escuela.
Peer comment(s):

agree Marcelo González : Sin lugar a dudas, la idea es ésta. Accommodations podrían incluir también tiempo adicional para tomar exámenes y pruebas. Another term often used in this context is "supports" (plural). Saludos :-)
1 hr
Gracias, Marcelo.
Something went wrong...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
1 min

recursos (específicos)

Diría.
Something went wrong...
+1
44 mins

Adaptaciones

Hace referencia a los aspectos del aula y curriculares para los que los alumnos con necesidades especiales necesitan adaptaciones específicas.
Example sentence:

Hay diferentes tipos de adaptaciones

Peer comment(s):

agree MollyRose : Such as sitting closer to the front, extra time for tests or homework, having test questions and multiple choice items being read aloud to the student, etc.
2 hrs
thanks a lot Molly!!
Something went wrong...
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search