Accommodations Vs Modifications
Students who have "learning disabilities" are very intelligent people. Often, there is a vast difference between what they can SHOW that they know, and their TRUE intellectual potential. To help students to "show what they actually know", appropriate accommodations are accessed.
Accommodations
Accommodations (such as specific teaching strategies and assistive technology) allow a student access to the subject or course without any changes to the knowledge and skills the student is expected to demonstrate. In situations where the student has an IEP, the accommodations required to facilitate the student’s learning must be identified (see section 3.3.2). Ontario Schools K-12 Policy and Program Requirements, 2011
At Aquinas, accommodations may be more easily understood as adjustments to the number of questions assigned, the time it takes to complete an assignment, or the length of the response required. An accommodation might also take the form of an alternate setting, or the mode of response, such as through the use of assistive technology.
Modifications
Modifications are changes made to the grade-level expectations for a subject or course in order to meet a student’s learning needs. Modifications may include the use of expectations at a different grade level and/or an increase or decrease in the number and/or complexity of expectations relative to the curriculum expectations for the regular grade level. Ontario Schools K-12 Policy and Program Requirements, 2011
At Aquinas, modifications are provided through the provision of course type/ level/ pathway adjustments. There are three course types for students: Locally Developed (or Essential), Applied, and Academic.
Open level courses are available to all students.
It is critical to respect teacher recommendations for appropriate course type.
Appropriate placement helps to ensure student success
at school.
Accommodations
Accommodations (such as specific teaching strategies and assistive technology) allow a student access to the subject or course without any changes to the knowledge and skills the student is expected to demonstrate. In situations where the student has an IEP, the accommodations required to facilitate the student’s learning must be identified (see section 3.3.2). Ontario Schools K-12 Policy and Program Requirements, 2011
At Aquinas, accommodations may be more easily understood as adjustments to the number of questions assigned, the time it takes to complete an assignment, or the length of the response required. An accommodation might also take the form of an alternate setting, or the mode of response, such as through the use of assistive technology.
Modifications
Modifications are changes made to the grade-level expectations for a subject or course in order to meet a student’s learning needs. Modifications may include the use of expectations at a different grade level and/or an increase or decrease in the number and/or complexity of expectations relative to the curriculum expectations for the regular grade level. Ontario Schools K-12 Policy and Program Requirements, 2011
At Aquinas, modifications are provided through the provision of course type/ level/ pathway adjustments. There are three course types for students: Locally Developed (or Essential), Applied, and Academic.
Open level courses are available to all students.
It is critical to respect teacher recommendations for appropriate course type.
Appropriate placement helps to ensure student success
at school.