Definitions, Accommodations, and Modifications

Our Population 848 Total Students  15% of our populations requires some type of modification/accommodation  128 Total Students have IEP or IAP  46 have a current IAP/504  82 have a current IEP/1508

It’s the LAW  Both IEP and IAP are required by law.  IEP is an Educational Law  IAP is a Civil Rights Law  Both are free to parents  Both require parent notification/cooperation  Both are reviewed annually and evaluated every three years

Referral Process Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Evaluation Process  Failing grades  Tier 1, 2, 3  Documentation!!!!  Communication with Parents  Communciation with Student  SBLC

How an Evaluation Occurs  Tier 1, 2, 3 = 27 weeks (instructional time)  60 calendar days = evaluation from parent permission to dissemination  Extensive Testing

IEP/1508 Individualized Education Program  Carol, Angie M., Julie, Dawn, Melanie  Gifted  Speech, Language, Hearing, or Vision  Specific Learning Disability  Other Health Impairment  Autism  Orthopedic Impairment  Serious Emotional Disturbance  Intellectual Disability (3 Severity Levels)

IEP/1508  Evaluation must occur  They must have one of these disabilities AND  It must adversely affect educational performance

Language/Speech  Articulation  Language Processing!!!  Referrals using the same process

IAP/504  Jessica, Angie D.  A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity  A record of the impairment  Doesn’t qualify for an IEP

(504) Major Life Activities  Caring for oneself  Performing manual tasks  Seeing  Hearing  Eating  Sleeping  Walking  Standing  lifting  Bending  Speaking  Reading  Learning  Breathing  Concentrating  Thinking  Communicating  working

Accommodation vs Modification AccommodationsModifications  How the student learns  Listening to an audio recording  Extra time to complete spelling test  Verbal responses instead of written on test  Same math/use a calculator  What is taught or expected to learn  Shorter or easier reading assignment  Different spelling list  Different/more simple test  Different math skills/use a calculator  P/F Tests

Modified Tests  Different for every student  Provide word bank  Limit number of items  Vary length  Limit Multiple Choice  Modify Test FORMAT  Multiple Choice  Short answer  True/False  Create more white space on the page

Extended Time  Time and a half  Not always needed

Tests Read Aloud  Recorded voice, human reader, text to speech  Read instructions  Read questions  Give no extra prompts  ELA: Reading Comprehension may NOT be read  All other subjects – everything can be read

Small Group  Limit distraction  Turn desk to a wall  Table  Privacy houses  NO Hallway  No change of setting (i.e. a computer lab) unless specified

Answers Recorded  Student tells you the answers  Write exactly what the student says  Specific needs require different use

Documentation  Stickers  Graded work  Essays  Tests  Quizzes  Class work

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