IEP Planning: Accommodations & Modifications (2024)

FAQs

What are examples of accommodations and modifications in an IEP? ›

In this chapter, accommodations are organized into four categories: • Presentation—how students receive information, Responding—how students show what they know, • Setting—how the environment is made accessible for instruction and assessment, and • Scheduling—how time demands and schedules may be adjusted.

05/24/22. The term "accommodation" may be used to describe an alteration of environment, curriculum format, or equipment that allows an individual with a disability to gain access to content and/or complete assigned tasks. They allow students with disabilities to pursue a regular course of study.

A 504 Plan is developed for students who have a disability, that do not require special education services. An IEP provides a program specialized instruction and supports to access and progress in the curriculum.

Examples of modifications include use of alternate books, pass/no pass grading option, reworded questions in simpler language, daily feedback to a student.

make accommodations decisions based on whatever is easiest to do (e.g., preferential seating). Do...select accommodations that reduce the effect of the disability to access instruction and demonstrate learning.

Examples of Common Accommodations

For example, a desk close to the teacher or giving easily distracted students a seat away from the window. Changes to the testing environment such as additional time, allowing students to take breaks during tests, or providing a quiet area away from distractions.

What should the student do if a teacher is not implementing IEP accommodations? ›

Take it up with school administrators.

If your meeting with the teacher is unsuccessful, your next step is to take it up with school officials. But you'll need to be able to document what's been going on before you do. Start keeping a journal that specifies which aspects of the IEP are not implemented and when.

Other examples of accommodations that can be used to support various student needs are: using preferential seating, accommodating special diets, accessible electronic and information technology, modifying class schedule, ramps, posting rules and consequences for classroom behavior, taping lessons, using computer-aided ...

While each case is student-specific and driven by each individual student's needs, an IEP is typically better than a Section 504 Plan. Here's why: Support and Services: You only get special education and related services through an IEP. This means more than just accommodations.

Regardless of how well he or she performs in school, a student who has trouble concentrating, reading, thinking, organizing or prioritizing projects, among other important tasks, because of ADHD may have a disability and be protected under Section 504.

Some students have both a 504 plan and an IEP. For example, a student with autism spectrum disorder may have an IEP for learning supports and a 504 plan for occupational therapy.

Modifications are changes to what a child is taught and expected to do in class. For example, a student who struggles with spelling may be tested on a different set of words than his peers.

While the two words sound similar, they mean different things. An accommodation changes how a student learns the material. A modification changes what a student is taught or expected to learn.

Modifications are decided upon by the IEP team.

While sometimes they are discussed informally, it is best to have modifications written in the IEP document. There are two basic types of modifications: curriculum (what is taught) and assignment (changes in the work the student completes).