{"id":4704,"date":"2016-02-15T10:45:56","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T16:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/quadcities\/?p=4704"},"modified":"2016-02-15T10:45:56","modified_gmt":"2016-02-15T16:45:56","slug":"accommodations-vs-modifications-what-is-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/quadcities\/uncategorized\/accommodations-vs-modifications-what-is-the-difference","title":{"rendered":"Accommodations vs. Modifications &#8211; What is the difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/quadcities\/files\/2016\/02\/IMG_3433-small.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4705\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4705 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/quadcities\/files\/2016\/02\/IMG_3433-small-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3433 small\" width=\"253\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/quadcities\/files\/2016\/02\/IMG_3433-small-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/quadcities\/files\/2016\/02\/IMG_3433-small-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/quadcities\/files\/2016\/02\/IMG_3433-small-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/quadcities\/files\/2016\/02\/IMG_3433-small.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/a>Jennifer Parsons, MS\/CCC-SLP,\u00a0Program Manager GiGi&#8217;s Playhouse Quad Cities<\/p>\n<p>It is that dreaded time of the year again\u2026 <strong>ASSESSMENT TIME<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>Legislation in most states require all students be tested at least once a year, if not more often. Therefore, testing accommodations and modifications must frequently be made to meet student needs. But sometimes it is difficult to tell, is this an accommodation or a modification? Here is a short break down to help us understand!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accommodations<\/strong>:<em> this is an adjustment to an activity or setting that removed a barrier presented by disability, so students may have equal access to the same opportunities available to student without a disability.<\/em> These are typically listed in the IEP (Individual Education Plan) or 504 plan. There is <strong>NO LIMIT<\/strong> to the range of accommodation to list on an IEP. <strong>Accommodations create changes in environment or administration of testing, but not the content of instruction.<\/strong> An educator is legally bound to provide them, because they allow equal access.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some common <strong>Accommodations<\/strong> for testing<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Extra time to complete test<\/li>\n<li>Read test directions aloud.<\/li>\n<li>Repeat test directions as needed.<\/li>\n<li>Ask student to repeat directions in his or her own words.<\/li>\n<li>Have student highlight key words in the directions and\/or questions.<\/li>\n<li>Allow the student to take the test in a small group setting.<\/li>\n<li>Allow the student to take the test individually.<\/li>\n<li>Allow student to mark his\/her answers directly on the test.<\/li>\n<li>Provide frequent breaks.<\/li>\n<li>Break up testing into several sessions.<\/li>\n<li>Read specific part of the test to the student.<\/li>\n<li>Allow the student to answer orally instead of writing the answers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Modifications<\/strong>: <em>also known as alterations, can be made to the test, curriculum or homework<\/em>. <strong>This happens when either the content or the way it is administered is altered. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here are some common <strong>Modifications<\/strong> for the classroom:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete fewer or different homework problems than peers<\/li>\n<li>Write shorter papers<\/li>\n<li>Answer fewer or different test questions<\/li>\n<li>Create alternate projects or assignments<\/li>\n<li>Learn different material (such as continuing to work on multiplication while classmates move on to fractions)<\/li>\n<li>Get graded or assessed using a different standard than the one for classmates<\/li>\n<li>Be excused from particular projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is best practice that any accommodation or modification in testing be consistently followed in the classroom on a daily basis and it is important that we do not over accommodate our students.<\/p>\n<p>I hope this information clears up some lingering questions on accommodations and modifications. There is a ton of information online, so please look around. My advice is that you make sure that you look in your specific state. Some states are different than others!<\/p>\n<p>Until next month my amazing friends!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jennifer Parsons, MS\/CCC-SLP,\u00a0Program Manager GiGi&#8217;s Playhouse Quad Cities It is that dreaded time of the year again\u2026 ASSESSMENT TIME! Legislation in most states require all students be tested at least once a year, if not more often. Therefore, testing accommodations and modifications must frequently be made to meet student needs. But sometimes it is difficult&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/quadcities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/quadcities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/quadcities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/quadcities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/quadcities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/quadcities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4704\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/quadcities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/quadcities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/quadcities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}