Reading and IEP Students 101 Remediation, Accommodations and Modifications that work! Sheila Zografos and Sue Corrigan Flathead High School Special Services Dept.

The Myth of Average http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/The-Myth- of-Average-Todd-Rose-a

Take Aways I can identify characteristics of common disabilities I can identify specialized instruction interventions to help a student compensate for these common disabilities. I can state accommodations teachers can use to "level the playing field" for a student's disability.

Handicapping Conditions Emotionally Disturbed Traumatic Brain Injury Specific Learning Disability Cognitively Delayed Autism Other Health Impaired Orthopedically Impaired Hearing Impaired Vision Impaired Speech/Language Impaired Developmental Delay Deaf/Blindness Multiple Disabilties

Accommodations Modifications Accommodations change how your student learns, not what he learns There are four different types of accommodations Your students may not have to have a special education plan to get accommodations Modifications change what a child learns Modifications are different from accommodations. Only students who have IEPs or 504 plans are allowed modifications.

Modifications Change what or how much a student is taught Goal is to gear curriculum to the student’s capability The goal is to create a situation in which a student can succeed.

Modifications are also used to change: How things are graded How tests are handled How things are taught Homework and classwork

Accommodations Types Presentation Response Setting Timing and scheduling Accommodations are designed to give students ways to learn and demonstrate knowledge of the same material as other kids their age. Accommodations do not lower the expectations for what students learn!

What can you do in the classroom? Emotionally Disturbed Autism Learning Disability Traumatic Brain Injury Other Health Impaired Cognitive Delay

Remediation Remediation programs are usually used to build basic skills. Most remedial programs target reading and math weaknesses. A student doesn’t need an IEP or 504 plan to be eligible for remedial help.

What are Remedial Programs? Designed to close the gap between what a student knows and what he’s expected to know. Research-based Teach step by step without skipping over content Conducted at the student’s pace Offer regular review and practice exercises to reinforce learning and practice applying new knowledge Include a way to assess what the student has learned and whether he’s ready to move ahead.

Universal Design for Learning Universal design for learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. Watch the video below to get an overview of UDL. http://www.cast.org/our-work/about- udl.html#.VdKriflViko