Accommodations and Modifications_ CEC 25

A modification...

• "Levels the playing field"

• Is included in every IEP.

• "Changes the playing field"

• Is only the special education teacher's responsibility to provide.

An accommodation...

• "Levels the playing field"

• Is the same as a modification.

• "Changes the playing field"

• Is only the special education teacher's responsibility to provide.

How might oral administration of tests and quizzes be provided?

• By a human reader and/or tech device

• Only by a human reader

• Only by a tech device

• By a trained oral administration professional

If a student gets test anxiety and needs a quieter area to test in, what might be an appropriate accommodation?

• Copies of notes

• Chunking of assignments

• Small Group Testing

• Multiple or frequent breaks

Reduced amount of content may qualify as a modification if...

• It is still addressing all learning standards at the same depth and rigor.

• The student is still responsible for all content but with half the problems

• If it only covers the essential standards.

• Reduced amount of work can never be a modification.

A high school student is receiving a modified curriculum, what might be an appropriate MODIFICATION listed in the IEP?

• Different Grading Criteria

• Extended time

• Copies of Notes

• Peer Buddy

What best option would justify the accommodation of a peer buddy?

• A student lacking friends.

• A student who is unable to write due to a physical impairment.

• A student who needs someone to read everything aloud to them.

• Student needs reminders to put papers in the right place in a notebook.

Extended time does NOT need a time limit specified.

• True

• False

Only a special education teacher can provide instructional or testing accommodations.

• True

• False

Every student with the same disability needs the same accommodation.

• True

• False