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Instructional Accommodation Instructional Modification
EXPLANATION
Changes how the content is
Accommodations DO NOT change what the student is expected to master. The objectives of the course/activity remain intact.
- taught,
- made accessible, and/or
- assessed.
Also changes how the content is
- taught,
- made accessible, and/or
- assessed.
Modifications DO change what the student is expected to master. Course/activity objectives are modified to meet the needs of the learner.
EXAMPLES
Oral administration of subject-area tasks that do not assess decoding/reading comprehension
- One-on-one or small group instruction
- Extended time on assignments and/or assessments
- Braille or large print materials
- Shortened assignments and/or assessments
- Slant boards or study carrels
Cueing or prompting the student during a grade-level activity
- Instruction that focuses on selected grade-level TEKS instead of all of the TEKS for the grade-level course
- Changes in the scoring rubrics or grading scale
- Reducing the complexity of the activity (e.g., only one step as opposed to multiple steps to solve a problem)
MODIFICATION = What
ACCOMMODATION = How
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