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-frequent eye contact from teacher -Read & Write Gold school license
-visual schedule
-repeating directions & writing them
on board; cueing -PBIS/Social Thinking
http://education.jhu.edu/PD/newhorizons/Exceptional%20Learners/Law/hayes.htm
To offer a temporary situation while the student is being taught specific strategies
and skills with the goal of improving the student’s ability
To strive toward student being able to succeed without continual special assistance
http://www.texasprojectfirst.org/ModificationAcc
ommodation.html
Do not fundamentally Do fundamentally alter or
alter or lower expectations lower expectations or
or standards in standards in instructional
instructional level, content level, content or
or performance criteria performance criteria
Changes are made in
order to provide equal Changes are made to
access to learning and provide student
equal opportunity to meaningful & productive
demonstrate what is learning experiences
known based on individual needs
Grading is the same & abilities
Grading is different
Here are examples of students with
modifications in their IEPs
Now….
?? “Does this support & enhance learning (A) or change learning (M)?” ??
??“Does it (M)or does it not (A) impact the rigor and validity or
rigor or validity, of the subject matter being taught or
assessed?” ??
www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/accommodations-education
Based on the conceptual model that all
students should be held to the same
expectations for instruction in Common Core
State Standards and have universal
accessibility features available to them.
Be certain to document instructional and Use an accommodation that has not been
assessment accommodations on IEP documented on the IEP (for state/district
assessments)
Be familiar with types of accommodations that
can be used as instructional and assessment Assume that all instructional accommodations
accommodations across many settings are appropriate for use on assessments
Be specific about the when, where, who and Simply indicate an accommodation will be
how’s of providing accommodations provided “as appropriate” or “as necessary”
Conceptual Model Underlying the Smarter Balanced Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines
Source:
http://www.smarterbalanced.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/SmarterBalanced_Guidelines.pdf “Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium: Usability,
Accessibility and Accommodation Guidelines.” 3/9/15.