Special Ed - Accommodations and Modifications

What is a modification?

• Allowing the student to sit in the front of the classroom.

• A change in what is being taught or expected from the student.

• Going to the nurse often when sick.

• All of the above.

A student is reading below grade level. When required to read grade-level texts independently, the student will have the audio of the text available on an iPad.

• Modification

• Accommodation

In ELAR, a student will have shorter writing assignments. The student must write an introductory paragraph, while the rest of the class will write beginning, middle, and ending paragraphs.

• Modification

• Accommodation

Who decides on what accommodations to be used?

• The student

• The teacher

• The IEP team

• The parent

• The principal

Is it important for you (the student) to know what kinds of accommodations you have?

• Yes

• No

• Kinda

Should you share your accommodation needs with your case manager?

• Yes

• No

• I do not have a case manager

Should everybody have the same accommodations and modifications?

• Yes

• No

Because teachers of all students exercise judgment in grading in the classroom, there is room for subjectivity to enter the grading arena.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• Admin determines grades

• Parents oick their kids grades

Neither the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) nor any other federal education laws contain requirements for grading. Therefore, each state has discretion on the issue

• TRUE

• FALSE

Should a person's accommodations and modifications develop as a person develops?

• Yes

• No