Accommodations vs. Modifications

Supports, services & equipment that allows a student to access the content, complete tasks, & demonstrate learning.

• Adaptation

• Accommodations

• Modifications

Altering or changing what is being taught or what a student is expected to learn or demonstrate.

• Modifications

• Accommodations

• Adaptation

To alter, adjust, or change

• Accommodations

• Modifications

• Adaptation

Changes the way students access the curriculum

• Modifications

• Accommodations

• Adaptation

Directly alters the material/curriculum

• Adaptation

• Accommodation

• Modification

A student with dyslexia might listen to an audio version of a book. It's the same book that the rest of the class is reading.

• Accommodation

• Modification

A student is assigned a shorter or easier reading assignment.

• Accommodation

• Modification

A student has a homework assignment that is different than the rest of the class.

• Accommodation

• Modification

A student who has trouble focusing might get seated next to the teacher but still has to do the regular class assignments.

• Accommodation

• Modificaiton

A student is provided extra time on tests. The test is the same test everyone else takes.

• Accommodation

• Modification