Eric, a student with a learning disability in your history class, gets good grades in class projects, discussions, and presentations. However, you notice that he has great difficulty recalling information for the history test that you administer. What should you do in order to accommodate his disability?
A) Do not administer any test to him; it isn't fair because of his memory deficit.
B) Rather than a paper-and-pencil test, give him some alternate form of assessment.
C) Let him take a form of the test that is easier than the one other students will take.
D) Let him take a copy of the test home the night before the exam so he can study from it.

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Alternate forms of assessment can accommodate a student's learning disability by allowing them to demonstrate their knowledge in a way that does not disadvantage them due to their specific challenges, such as memory recall issues.

Eric, a Student with a Learning Disability in Your History