BHS ELA Instructional Guide

readiness, interests, and learning needs. Differentiation is something you do for ALL STUDENTS, and something you build into your lesson in your planning. Differentiation is good teaching. Accommodations Accommodations are intended to reduce or eliminate the effects of a student's disability. Accommodations do not decrease learning expectations and are noted on a student's Individualized Educational Plan (IEP). Examples of accommodations include reading words out loud, extra time for completion of standardized tests, etc. Modifcations are adaptations that change what students learn and are used with students who require more support or adjustments than accommodations can provide. Whereas accommodations level the playing feld, modifcations change the playing feld. Modifcation DO change the expectations for learning. Modifcations DO reduce the requirements of the task. Students would be expected to learn priority standards vs all standards. (Iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu) Modifcations are required by law. In summary, differentiation is planned curriculum that takes into consideration the individual needs or interests of the child, or as Carol Ann Tomlinson puts it, “Differentiation means tailoring instruction to meet individual needs.”[3] Where accommodation is about how instruction is delivered and modifcation is about what a child will learn , differentiation focus on how a child will demonstrate learning . Supported Programs for Special Education Accommodations are required by law. Modifcations

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ELA: Accommodated General Ed. program

ELA: Accommodated General Ed. program Reading: Read 180/System 44

Teaching to Standards: English Language Arts (MSOnly)

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