Joana Maciel
September 11, 2017
Project Iris Module
1. What are accommodations? How do they differ from modifications?
Accommodations are adjustments that help encourage the student and assist him or her in transcending their disability. Although the child is at the same level as his classmates, for the child to learn, the teacher will make accommodations. For example, one accommodation for a child that has difficulty asking questions verbally would be his teacher permits him to write down his questions. Modifications are when a child with disabilities is not quite at the same level as his classmates, so the teacher or the school must make the learning easier. For example, one modification would be giving a fourth-grade student a picture book to read rather than a chapter book if the child still …show more content…
For a child with disabilities, presentation accommodations permit them to gain material not only through reading comprehension but from other techniques. Specifically, a student with an auditory disability could be adjusted to use Amplification devices. Since the student with auditory disability struggles understanding when people are speaking, it makes it simpler for them. The amplification devices allow them to hear clearly. Another accommodation category is called response accommodations. These accommodations let a student with a disability finish assignments using some type of assistive device or organizer compared to only transcribed or oral methods. To illustrate, a student with a learning disability may use a computer to help him or her complete their work. The next accommodations category is called setting accommodations. The adjustment in the student’s surroundings are what these accommodations concede. If a student is easily distracted in large group settings the accommodations would be to put him in a smaller group. This make it easier for the student to concentrate and not be
September 11, 2017
Project Iris Module
1. What are accommodations? How do they differ from modifications?
Accommodations are adjustments that help encourage the student and assist him or her in transcending their disability. Although the child is at the same level as his classmates, for the child to learn, the teacher will make accommodations. For example, one accommodation for a child that has difficulty asking questions verbally would be his teacher permits him to write down his questions. Modifications are when a child with disabilities is not quite at the same level as his classmates, so the teacher or the school must make the learning easier. For example, one modification would be giving a fourth-grade student a picture book to read rather than a chapter book if the child still …show more content…
For a child with disabilities, presentation accommodations permit them to gain material not only through reading comprehension but from other techniques. Specifically, a student with an auditory disability could be adjusted to use Amplification devices. Since the student with auditory disability struggles understanding when people are speaking, it makes it simpler for them. The amplification devices allow them to hear clearly. Another accommodation category is called response accommodations. These accommodations let a student with a disability finish assignments using some type of assistive device or organizer compared to only transcribed or oral methods. To illustrate, a student with a learning disability may use a computer to help him or her complete their work. The next accommodations category is called setting accommodations. The adjustment in the student’s surroundings are what these accommodations concede. If a student is easily distracted in large group settings the accommodations would be to put him in a smaller group. This make it easier for the student to concentrate and not be