1. Accommodations and Modifications
LEADERS IN LITERACY CONFERENCE
Accommodations and Modifications
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Aiken County Public School District
January 13, 2017

2. Accommodations and Modifications Presenters
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Jennifer Browne Paul Knox Middle School Allison D. Newbegin LBC Middle School Carole Cullum Busbee Elementary

3. Essential Question
What are accommodations and modifications? When should accommodations and modifications be used and what do they mean? Who is responsible for accommodations and modifications?
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4. Meeting Outcomes
As a result of attending this meeting, participants will be able to…
Define accommodation and modification
Describe when and how accommodations and modifications should be used.
Provide examples of accommodations and modifications
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5. Norms Be present Use technology appropriately Be respectful of others
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6. Introductions Name School What you teach
One interesting fact about yourself
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7. What are Accommodations?
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8. What are Accommodations?
Allows a 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.
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9. More examples of Accommodations
A student who is blind can take a Braille version of a test
Take a test alone in a quiet room
Small group or individual testing
Copy of notes
Go over directions orally
Permit extended time to complete tests
Allow oral responses (for tests that don’t measure reading or writing)
Divide tests into small sections of similar questions and problems
Provide a sample or practice test
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10. When does a teacher use accommodations?
IEP document
504 plans
Note: The team leader/case manager for students with IEPs and 504 plans MUST give copies to any teacher that works with that student.
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11. History Accommodation Example
Gen. Ed. Assignment Your general education 6th grade class has a vocabulary quiz on medieval Europe. Accommodation This provides visual and auditory study materials for students with disabilities. For the assessment, students could orally state the definition of each vocabulary word which is presented along with a picture.
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12. Group/Partner Work
Discuss with your group or a partner what kind of class you teach
What accommodations do you use in your classroom?
What works well?
Write some examples/ideas on the paper provided
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13. What are Modifications?
Changes that allow access to the general curriculum, NOT providing a completely different set of expectations and standards
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15. Examples of Modifications
a student completing work on part of a standard, or a student completing an alternate assignment that is more easily achievable than the original assignment
Reduced vocabulary by half
Reduced answer choices
Graded on a different rubric…reduced project expectations
Use recognition tests (true-false, multiple choice, or matching) instead of essays
Provide the first letter of the missing word or use of Word Banks
Allow take-home or open-book tests
Provide a vocabulary list with definitions
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16. Dangers of Modifications
Teachers who modify work for students at an early age could be providing a huge disservice.
It is difficult for a student to catch up when assignments and expectations have been reduced.
Ultimately, such modifications can result in no change for a diploma.
In an IEP, such modifications should be clearly written and documented.
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17. Modifications and High School
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18. Important Note About Modifications
. Modifications = No High School Diploma
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19. Who is responsible?
Everyone!!!!!
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20. Group/Partner Work
Discuss with your group or a partner what kind of class you teach
What modifications have you been responsible for in your classroom?
Who requires these modifications in your classroom?
What works well?
Write some examples/ideas on the paper provided
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22. Accommodations and Modifications You-Tube Video
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23. Resources for Accommodations and Modifications
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24. Things to Remember
Be aware that special needs students may not want to be singled out for any special treatment. To do so may identify their disability for other students and cause them to receive some form of attention they may not be able to handle. 
Ensure that your attitude and responses to special needs students are identical to those to other students. View all students as contributing students. 
Consider learning over a long period of time. Special needs students may require extended periods of time to master a concept or learn a specific skill. You may need to repeat information several times and reinforce it in many ways. 
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25. Things to Remember
It is quite easy to fall into the trap of focusing on the weaknesses of special needs students. Yet it is vitally important that you be aware of and seek to identify the individual strengths of each and every student in your classroom. 
Help students understand that grading, evaluation, and assessment is based on identifiable objectives in accordance with individual potential. Evaluation should not be coupled with the limitations of students but rather to their expectations. 
Provide significant opportunities for students of all abilities to learn from each other. Structure a variety of learning activities in which the social climate of the classroom is both promoted and enhanced. It is important that everyone feels like he or she is contributing. 
Do not make inappropriate assumptions based on students' exceptionalities. For example, don't assume that a student who is confined to a wheelchair is an unhappy child. Don't assume that a learning disabled student is not gifted in the visual arts. Also, don't assume that children with disabilities are disabled in all areas. 
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26. Examples of Modifications
See examples of hard copies of activities that have been modified
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27. The Conference Schedule
Arrival and Networking: 7:30-8:20 a.m.
60 minute blocks
90 minute blocks
Session 1
8:30-9:30
8:30-10:00
Session 2
9:40-10:40
10:15-11:45
Session 3
10:50-11:50
LUNCH
11:45-12:55
11:50-12:55
1:00-2:30
Session 4
1:00-2:00
2:40-4:10
Session 5
2:10-3:10
Session 6
3:15-4:15
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28. References
Adaptations & Modifications for Students with Special Needs - TeacherVision. (n.d.). Retrieved December 15, 2016, from special-needs (n.d.). Retrieved December 15, 2016, from
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34. Jennifer Browne Paul Knox Middle School jmccurry@acpsd.net
Accommodations and Modifications Presenters
Jennifer Browne Paul Knox Middle School
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35. Essential Question
What are accommodations and modifications? When should accommodations and modifications be used and what do they mean? Who is responsible for accommodations and modifications?
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36. Meeting Outcomes
As a result of attending this meeting, participants will be able to…
Define accommodation and modification
Describe when and how accommodations and modifications should be used.
Provide examples of accommodations and modifications
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37. You Could Win
Surveys for participants and presenters will be shared after the conference
Drawings will be held the Tuesday after the conference for one of the four Microsoft goody bags.
Winners will receive an notification and goody bags will be delivered 1/20/17.
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38. Questions??????
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