What information is included in an IEP?

• Student's' full name, date of birth, OEN number, current school year, name of the school principal

• Student's exceptionality

• Subject or courses to which the IEP applies

• Relevant medical conditions

• Relevant assessment data

Who is involved in the elaboration of the IEP?

• The Principal and the Prime Minister

• The Educational Team

• Parents

Answer explanation

The Educational Team elaborates the IEP. The members of the team are the principal, classroom teacher, special education teacher, educational assistant, parents, the student (if he/she is 16 years or older), and support personnel (e.g. guidance counsellors, psychologists, physiotherapists, etc.). Parents are encouraged to work collaboratively with the Educational Team to elaborate the IEP.

When a student requires either accommodations or modifications, this information must be recorded in the...

• Individual Education Plan

• Unit Plan

• Lesson Plan

• Annual Plan

• Long-range Plan

Are accommodations and modifications the same educational supports for a student with an IEP?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

Accommodations change how a student accesses information, participates in school activities, or demonstrates their learning. They do not change the curriculum. Students with accommodations have the same learning expectations as the other students.

Modifications change what is being taught (curriculum) or what a student is expected to learn and demonstrate.

True or False: Teachers must provide the special teaching and assessment strategies, human supports, and individualized equipment required to enable a student with an IEP and without an IEP to learn and to demonstrate learning. Accommodations do not alter the Ontario Curriculum expectations for the grade.

• True

• False

There are 3 different kinds of accommodations for students with an IEP. Which are the kinds of accommodations that a teacher can provide to a student with an IEP?

• Instructional:

  Adjustments in teaching strategies required to enable students to progress through the curriculum

• Assessment:

  Adjustments in the assessment activities and methods required to enable the student to demonstrate learning

• Environmental:

  Changes in the physical environment of the classroom

• Financial:

  earn money

Please select 4 examples of accommodations.

• extra time for tests

• frequent breaks

• use of assistive technology

• adjustments to the grade-appropriate curriculum expectations

• access to human resources

Answer explanation

Accommodations refer to special and individualized teaching and assessment strategies, human supports and/or individualized equipment required to enable a student with an IEP to learn and to demonstrate learning.

Source: A Guide to Effective Literacy Instruction Grades 4 to 6

True or False: Accommodations help students who are behind their peers by leveling the playing field. They allow students to access the same material and meet the same expectations as their peers.

• True

• False

For teachers. Choose the accommodations that you would provide to students with an IEP for giving instructions in class.

• Give instructions both visually and orally.

• Act out the activity to clarify instructions.

• Give students sufficient time to process instructions before requiring a response (adequate wait time).

• Give short, clear, concise instructions with gestures, to minimize confusion and discouragement.

• Simplify written instructions by breaking them into steps, if there is a sequence.

Answer explanation

The simpler the instructions, the more likely students are to follow them. Monitor to make sure students are following each step.

Source: Orchestrating Academic Success by Adapting and Modifying Programs by Dawn Reithaug

True or False: Students with an IEP in the modification program follow a substantially different Ontario curriculum (Elementary: language, mathematics, writing, reading, and oral communication skills. Secondary: technology, social studies, physical education). Their expectations differ from the regular grade expectations, and the students are assessed in reference to the goals and expectations outlined in their IEP.

• True

• False