Definitions
What is the name of “A written plan for learning, developed for students with special needs, who may or may not be formally identified as exceptional.”(OTF)
Individualized Education Plan (I.E.P.)
What is a modification?
“Adjustments to the grade-appropriate curriculum expectations to better fit a student’s specific educational needs.” (OTF)
What is an accommodation?
“Specific and individualized instructional, environmental and assessment strategies required for a student to meet curriculum expectations for a grade/course.”(OTF)
Accommodation or Modification? Tony is provided both Oral and Written instructions for an assignment.
Accommodation
Providing a student a copy of notes is an example of an accommodation. True or False?
True! This is an instructional accommodation.
What is the term for “Part of modified and alternative IEP programming, breaking down the annual goal into specific learning expectations on a per-term basis.”(OTF)
Learning Expectations
What does the acronym S.M.A.R.T. mean in relation to the goal setting strategy for creating modification goals?
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time limited.
What are three types of accommodations?
Instructional, Environmental, and Assessment Accommodations
Accommodation or Modification? Aisha is a grade 8 student that is working on a math assignment that is based on grade 6 curriculum components.
Modification
IEP’s should only be developed for students that have been identified by the IPRC board. True or False?
False. “School boards may also develop IEPs for students who are receiving special education programs and/or related services but who have not been identified as exceptional by an IPRC.”(Special Education in Ontario, 2017)
What is the term for “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, or by the end of the semester in semestered secondary schools.”(Special Education in Ontario)
Annual Program Goals
Should learning expectations be plentiful or limited?
Learning expectations should be limited to specific targets.
What type of accommodations are the following: Additional time, use of a scribe to record responses verbatim and choice of assessment tasks.
Assessment Accommodations
Accommodation or Modification? Greyson is using a calculator while completing a math assessment, while his peers are working without one.
Accommodation
A student may receive modifications or accommodations, but not both. True or False?
False. Students that have modifications often also have accommodations as a part of their Individual Education Plan.
What is the name of expectations that are developed to help students acquire knowledge and skills that are not represented in the Ontario curriculum.
Alternative
What document should be used to develop modifications?
The Ontario Curriculum documents.
What type of accommodations is the following: Alternative workspace or work location.
Environmental Accommodations
Accommodation or Modification? Brooklynn uses speech to text programming to write an essay about ocean pollution.
Accommodation
On reports, the teacher must check the IEP box if the student has any accommodations or modifications. True or False?
False- the IEP box on reports is only checked if the student has modification in that particular subject.
hat approach “is based on frequent monitoring of student progress and the use of assessment data, focusing on learning rate and level, to identify students who are facing challenges in learning and to plan specific assessment and instructional interventions of increasing intensity to address their needs effectively.” (Learning for All, page 24)
The Tiered Approach
Each learning expectation should be accompanied with what?
Specific Assessment Strategies
What type of accommodations are the following: extra time processing information, small group instruction and chunking of information.
Instructional Accommodations
Accommodation or Modification? When completing a history unit test, Raneem is given the choice of typing her responses, or using an audio recorder to respond.
Accommodation
The tiered approach can “facilitate early identification of both students who may be at risk and students who may be in need of greater challenges”(Learning for all, page 24). True or False?
True