The Framework of Support For Students with Special Needs Keith Haring

Goals for the Student with an IEP

The Student Access to the Core Curriculum Social Integration Differentiated Teaching and Individualized Learning Assessment Teaching Strategies Accommodations & Curricular Adaptations Assistive Technology Instructional Materials and Technologies The Framework of Support Goals: Means: Through:

Definitions Differentiated instruction Individualized learning Teaching strategy Assistive technology

An accommodation… allows the student to complete the same assignment or test as other students, but with a change in the timing, formatting, setting, scheduling, response and/or presentation. Examples: –A student who is blind takes a Braille version of a test –A student takes a test alone in a quiet room.

A modification… is an adjustment to an assignment or test that changes the standard or what the test or assignment is supposed to measure Example: –Student completes an alternate assignment that is more easily achievable than the standard assignment. Source: School accommodations and modifications. Families and Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE), October 31, (

Differentiated Instruction Can Mean… Modification of the content the process the product of instruction

Differentiated Instruction

In order for the framework to be effective, collaboration between general educators, special educators, and families must occur. Keith Haring