Accommodations
What are the 3 types of accommodations and their definitions?
(1) Instructional accommodations: Adjustments in teaching strategies required to enable the student to learn and to progress through the curriculum
(2) Environmental accommodations: Changes or supports in the physical environment of the classroom and/or the school
(3) Assessment accommodations: Adjustments in assessment activities and methods required to enable the student to demonstrate learning
What is the definition of a modification?
Adjustments to the grade-appropriate curriculum expectations to better fit a student’s specific educational needs.
What are the 3 types of assessment?
1. Assessment for learning.
2. Assessment as learning.
3. Assessment of learning.
What is the aim of UDL?
To provide access to the curriculum for all students, and to assist educators in designing products and environments to make them accessible to everyone, regardless of age, skills, or situation.
What is the definition of an IEP?
A written plan describing the special education 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 and to demonstrate learning...
List 3 different types of accommodations
Extra time for tests/assignments;
Scribing of answers;
Use of assistive technology;
Preferential seating;
Chunking of information
Frequent breaks and human resources.
List 3 types of strategies a teacher can use to modify student programming.
(a) Review previous report cards to obtain information on level of achievement.
(b) Develop the specific learning expectations per term, and consider using the SMART goal-setting framework.
(c) Communicate regularly with parents/guardians.
True or False: An extremely effective approach to assessment and intervention is the ‘tiered’ approach, which sequentially increases the intensity of instructional interventions.
TRUE - The tiered approach (3 levels) can be used to address both academic and behavioural needs. The nature, intensity, and duration of interventions may be decided by teachers individually or in collaboration with a school team, always on the basis of evidence derived from monitoring student achievement.
True or False: UDL takes the many components of teaching into account.
TRUE - These components can include:
• overall and specific expectations and learning goals
• teaching strategies and learning situations
• pedagogical materials
• technological tools
• a variety of student products resulting from learning situations
• assessment and evaluation
The IEP must include what 3 important pieces of information?
(a) specific educational expectations for the pupil;
(b) an outline of the special education program and services to be received by the pupil; and
(c) a statement of the methods by which the pupil's progress will be reviewed.
True or False: an accommodation can be made for any student, not just students identified with an IEP.
True or False: Modifications are generally made for students with significant physical or cognitive disabilities?
TRUE - Modifications alter the content being delivered to the students to make learning more accessible for their current academic needs.
What is the difference between Diagnostic assessment and Formative assessment?
Diagnostic assessment: occurs before instruction begins, to set learning goals and plan instruction and assessment that are differentiated and personalized.
Formative assessment: occurs frequently and in an ongoing manner during the course of instruction, to monitor progress, provide feedback, and differentiate instruction and assessment
Name at least 3 of the 5 core concepts of UDL
1. Universality and equity
2. Flexibility and inclusiveness
3. An appropriate designed space
4. Simplicity
5. Safety
The process of implementing an IEP can be broken down into what 5 phases?
What is meant by "non-teaching support staff"?
Professional and/or paraprofessional special education support staff provide developmental, corrective, and other support services as may be required to meet the needs of the student. Non–teaching support staff may include, but are not limited to, the following: educational assistants, speech pathologists, audiologists, psychologists, autism program providers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, child and youth workers, social workers, Indigenous support workers, and medical professionals.
What are some strategies for addressing modified curricular needs?
(a) Partial participation
(b) Below grade level standards
(c) Reduce level of complexity
(d) Address alternative IEP goals/ objectives
An emphasis on knowing your students as the starting point for effective planning of assessment and instruction is consistent with this approach. What are 2 ways the educator can get to know all the students in their class? (multiple answers)
• gathering information about the students;
• engaging students and parents during the course of information gathering;
• processing and synthesizing information in order to develop an understanding of each student’s strengths, learning style(s), preferences, needs, interests, and readiness to learn;
• selecting and/or developing, and implementing, appropriate and productive combinations of assessment and instructional strategies, activities, groupings, and resources to address the diverse needs of the students in the class.
Taking a "differentiated instruction" approach in the classroom can look like what? (multiple answers).
• the content of learning (what students are going to learn, and when);
• the process of learning (the types of tasks and activities);
• the products of learning (the ways in which students demonstrate learning);
• the affect/environment of learning (the context and environment in which students
learn and demonstrate learning).
True or False: Any medical conditions affecting the student's ability to attend school or to learn must be listed in the IEP, along with any related specialized health support services that the student requires on a constant or intermittent basis
TRUE
What are some examples of "individualized equipment"?
What is an Identification Placement and Review Committee (IPRC)? What is its importance?
Identification Placement and Review Committee (IPRC), which is made up of at least three people, one of whom must be a principal or superintendent. The Committee determines if a student meets the established criteria for one of the twelve recognized exceptionalities, as determined by the Ontario Ministry of Education and reflected in the individual school board’s special education plan. The IPRC also determines the appropriate educational placement for the student’s needs. The identification and placement are reassessed every year.
What is known as the acronym OSR? Why is it important?
Ontario Student Record. It provides information about a student and their academic history, strengths, and areas of need. Information about the student's current and recent levels of achievement in various subjects can be derived from report cards held in the OSR.
Teachers use many instructional strategies in their classrooms that support some of the shared principles of UDL and differentiated instruction, including what?
(a) cooperative learning
(b) project-based approaches
(c) problem-based approaches
(d) explicit instruction.
What is an annual program goal? what 2 pieces of information must they include?
Annual program goals are statements describing what a student can reasonably be expected to accomplish in a particular subject, course, or skill area by the end of the school year. They must,
(1) take into account the student's strengths, needs, and current level of achievement in the program area;
(2) be expressed in terms of realistic and observable achievements.