What Am I?
A plan describing the specialized program and/or services required by a particular student, based on a thorough assessment of the strengths and needs that affect the student's ability to learn
Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
Accommodations involve altering curriculum expectations for the grade level and/or course
False - Accommodations do not change curriculum, they only provide individualized tools and strategies to achieve learning goals
Who should be consulted when developing accommodations for a student?
The student, parents/guardians and all of the teachers who teach the student
What is typically changed for students with modifications in secondary school?
Modifications usually involve changing the number and/or complexity of the regular curriculum expectations
Alternative work location
Accommodation
Special teaching and assessment strategies, human supports, and/or individualized equipment required by students with special education needs to enable them to learn and demonstrate learning.
Accommodations
Students with modifications may also have accommodations to help them achieve their goals
True - Students may require additional accommodations to achieve their modified goals
Changes or supports in the physical environment of the classroom and/or the school (i.e. preferential seating, quiet setting)
Environmental Accommodation
Who determines whether achievement of modified expectations constitutes completion of the course, and decides whether the student is eligible to receive a credit for the course in secondary school?
The Principal
Raising or lowering grade expectations
Modification
Changes made in the grade–level expectations for a subject or course in order to meet a student's learning needs
Modifications
An IEP must list current levels of achievement, program goals and learning expectations (also known as the Special Education Section) when there is an accommodation
False - This is not required as there is no alteration in curriculum expectations
Adjustments in teaching strategies required to enable the student to learn and to progress through the curriculum (i.e. use of manipulatives, chunking)
Instructional Accommodation
A description of how a student in elementary schools modifications differ from the ministry's standard should be listed where on an IEP?
The Special Education Program Page
Alteration of the complexity of expectations
Modification
Expectations that are developed to help students acquire knowledge and skills that are not represented in the Ontario curriculum
Alternatives
Report cards have the IEP box checked off when the student has an accommodation
False - Report cards only check off the IEP box when there is a modification of curriculum expectations
Adjustments in evaluation activities and methods required to enable the student to demonstrate learning (i.e. choice, additional time)
Assessment Accommodation
True or False - For elementary students, expectations may not be modified to represent knowledge and skills from a different grade level
False - Expectations can be modified to a different grade level and must be listed on the IEP
Use of a scribe for displaying learning
Accommodation