Accomodations and Modifications

What is an Individual Education Plan (I.E.P.)?

• A written document that outlines a tailored program for an individual student to reach their academic goals.

• A record of a student's educational progress throughout schools in Ontario.

• A teacher's daily classroom routine.

True or False: An Individual Education Plan (I.E.P) will indicate

accommodations or modifications that are necessary for the student to succeed.

• True

• False

What is an accommodation?

• Changes in the delivery, content, or curricular expectations of a

  specific subject to meet the needs of a student.

• Assessment methods used to determine student learning.

• An adjustment in a students learning environment, instructional methods, and/or assessment, in order to help them reach the curriculum expectations at grade level.

What are the three major subcategories of Accommodations?

• Environmental, Academic, Anecdotal

• Educational, Integration, Assessment

• Environmental, Individualized , Assessment

• Environmental, Instructional, Assessment

True or False: Accommodations are used as a tool to help lower your child’s comfort level in terms of concentration, participation, and achievement.

• True

• False

Additional time, Scribing, Choice of task, Teacher prompts,

and Use of assistive technology are examples of which accommodation sub category?

• Instructional

• Environmental

• Assessment

Preferential seating, Quiet workspace (use

of noise cancelling headphones), Access to calming space, and Body breaks are examples of which accommodation sub category?

• Instructional

• Environmental

• Assessment

Oral and written instructions, Photocopied notes, Use of manipulatives, and small group or one-on-one

instruction are examples of which accommodation sub category?

• Instructional

• Environmental

• Assessment

What is modification?

• An adjustment in a student's learning environment.

• A change in content that a student is taught within the curriculum.

• Changes in the delivery, content, or curricular expectations of a

  specific subject to meet the needs of a student.

True or False: Students with a modified subject on their I.E.P are not expected to meet the same subject specific

expectations as other students in the class.

• True

• False