Definitions
A formal plan that outlines strategies, supports, modified expectations, and reviews timelines for students with exceptionalities
Individual Education Plan (IEP)
What are the 3 categories of accommodation
1. environment
2. instruction
3. assessment
Where are modifications documented
the IEP
Providing study guides for the student are an accommodation in Ontario
True
Changing what a student is expected to learn by simplifying the content or using goals from a different grade level to meet their needs.
Modification
Flexible seating (wobble stools) and preferential seating (at the front of the class) is what type of accommodation?
Environmental
Modifications involve changes to what part of the curriculum to help a student succeed
The number or complexity of expectations in the curriculum
Adjusting the number of curriculum expectations a student needs to achieve is considered an accommodation.
False
Changing how a student is taught, where they learn, or how they are assessed to support them in achieving grade-level goals without altering the curriculum content.
Accommodation
Breaking down a task or lesson is what time of accommodation
Instructional
According to PPM8, modifications should only be made when ______ are not enough to meet the students needs.
accommodations
Reporting student progress based on changed expectations is a modification
True
A tool that helps students learn or do tasks such as apps, devices, or software that support reading, writing, or communication.
Assistive Technology
What are three different accommodations you may see in a classroom (answers will vary)
Extra time for tests/assignments, scribing of answers, use of assistive technology, preferential seating, chunking of information, frequent breaks and human resources.
A reasonable overall goal for each modified subject or program, based on the student’s current level of achievement and achievable within a year, is called _____.
Annual Program Goal
Allowing oral responses for a task is a modification
False