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Accommodations
&
Modifications
CAC
What is an accommodation?
students
-Levels the playing field
-Does not alter what a test or
assignment measures
-Allows a student to complete the same assignment or
test as other students, but with a change in timing,
formatting, scheduling, response, and/or presentation
-Should be available to all
Extended time
Tests taken orally
Copy of notes, peer note taker
Fewer choices, word banks, use of
notes
Reduce length of writing
Use of educational technology
Alternate projects
Common Examples
of Accommodations
What is a modification?
-Changes the playing field
-A modification is an adjustment to an assignment or a test that
significantly changes the standard or what the test measures
-A modification changes the integrity of the curriculum or test
-Only available to students with IEPs
Out of level work
Eliminating core standards &
Elimination of projects
Alternative curriculum
Common Examples
of Modifications
curriculum
Grading and
Credit Concerns
Accommodations
-Students with accommodations receive
the grade they earned with the
accommodations. They are not penalized
for having accommodations. If they
earned a B with accommodations, they
receive an B.
-If a student is in danger of an F, an
IEP/504 needs to be held to determine if
additional supports are required based
on disability and to ensure all
accommodations are being implemented.
Modifications
-Students with modifications
receive a modified grade which is
based on standards developed by
the teacher and IEP team.
-Modified grades do not
meet graduation standards.
-If a student is in danger of
an F, an IEP needs to be
held to determine what
additional modifications and
supports are required.
Accommodations & Modifications
Be Specific:
-What does Preferred Seating Mean?
-Extended time on what? How long?
-Only provide what student requires and uses
-State testing accommodations should match daily
accommodations
Let’s think together.
What does he need?
7 year old boy with Autism
-In 1st grade, gen ed, with push in services
-Can read sight words
-Can answer comprehension questions when he hears a story,
not when he reads himself
-Has basic number sense, can add and subtract with
manipulatives
-Needs frequent reminders of schedule
-Needs reminders of green/red choices, including on
playground
-has goals for fluency, reading comprehension, behavior,
math problem solving
Thank
you!
Information provided by
SVUSD training
presentation designed by
Diane Clark
