Just recently I have begun to pay more attention to inclusion students that are in some of the classrooms in my little one’s primary school. It is touching to see and there is no doubt that it is a worthwhile learning experience for all students involved. The lesson to be learned is huge, because inclusion is not just about disabilities; it is about human beings learning to embrace our diversity.
Co-Teaching: Adapting and Modifying the Curriculum
From PSD.150.org, Staff News
Co-Teaching: Adapting and Modifying the Curriculum
From PSD.150.org, Staff News
Some students with disabilities need accommodations or modifications to their educational program in order to participate in the general curriculum and to be successful in school. An accommodation 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. This does not alter in any significant way what the test or assignment measures. A modification is an adjustment to an assignment or a test that changes the standard or what the test or assignment is supposed to measure. Examples of modifications include completing work on part of a standard or a student completing an alternate assignment that is more easily achievable than the standard assignment.
Guidelines for Adapting Curriculum
1. Focus on what the student CAN do.
2. Accommodations can be used with any student; modifications should be documented on a student’s IEP.
3. Attempt to accommodate BEFORE you modify.
4. Accommodate and modify before changing the activity.
5. Use the least intrusive support first.
6. Use age-appropriate goals, materials, and activities when planning how to adapt.
7. Not all students learn the same thing, in the same way, at the same time-AND THAT IS OK.
Related: Aligning IEPs With State Standards and Accountability Systems