Text adaptations have a significant impact on a student's success in the general education classroom. This article examines a process for teachers to use when deciding whether or not to adapt a particular text for an individual student. The following five options for text adaptations are described: (a) bypass reading, (b) decrease reading, (c) support reading, (d) organize reading, and (e) guide reading. Text adaptation is a strategy that should be considered in a variety of settings for students with disabilities and their nondisabled peers, from the prereferral stage in the general education classroom to the continuum of placements available through special education services.
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