Accommodation vs Modification

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A student with dyslexia listens to an audiobook as opposed to reading a physical book.

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Accommodation

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A student struggling with writing uses a larger pencil with custom textures

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Accommodation

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An identified ESL student completes a fill-in-the-blank summative assessment to create full sentences and paragraphs.

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Modification

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An entire math page is removed from a student's math test in relation to word problems.

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Modification

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A physically different student requires preferential seating in their environment

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Accommodation

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1.5 or 2x longer on assessments

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Accommodations

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A student presents their answers to a test orally and has to answer 8 out of 10. What is this an example of? Accommodation or Modification?

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Modification

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A student only has to learn the letters in their name instead of the whole alphabet like the rest of the class.

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Modification

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Movement breaks for students

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Accommodation