Do You Know Your Accommodations????

An accommodation is....

• not really necessary as everyone learns the same. Students just need to work harder.

• a way to make the student's life easier and the teacher's life harder.

• a way to help students learn the same material/take the same test in a different way.

• permission from a teacher to give the student a "free pass".

Modifying an assignment is ...

• reasonable according to the individual needs of a student.

• allowable in order to help the student accomplish a learning objective to the best of their ability.

• helpful for both the teacher and the student.

• admissible because students perform at different levels.

Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) means...

• don't restrain students who misbehave.

• students are free to express themselves in whatever manner they choose.

• students are only allowed to be in classes that they can be successful in.

• students are allowed to attend similar classes as their peers even if they don't learn in the same manner as their peers.

SpEd students are expected to do 3 things in their classes in order to be successful:

• show up, try, and be respectful.

• show up, sit, and be respectful.

• show up, listen, and be respectful.

• show up.

Students are required to use their accommodations.

• True

• False

If a student has the 'human reader' accommodation, they need someone to read a test out loud to them.

• True

• False

If a student has 'extended time' accommodation, this means that they need more time to complete a quiz/assignment possibly due to their individual processing speed.

• True

• False

If a student has the 'breaks' accommodation, this means that they might need a short break. Some might take that break in the form of a 5 minute walk in the hall.

• True

• False

As a teacher, you are in charge of your grade book.

• True

• False

A student may forget what you taught them, but they will never forget the way you made them feel.

• True

• False