Changes to materials or procedures that enable students with disabilities or English language learners to participate meaningfully in learning and testing. It is important to keep in mind that while some accommodations may be appropriate for instructional use, they may not be appropriate or allowable on a statewide assessment.
Accommodations change how a student learns the material. It does not change the curriculum, modify the TEKS, or change what the student is expected to master.
Examples:
One-on-One Instruction
Small Group Instruction
Extended Time on Assessments
Shortened Assignments
Braille
Carrels
Oral Administrators
Graphic organizers
A modification is an adjustment to an assignment or a test that changes the standard or what the test or assignment measures. It is a practice or procedure that changes the nature of the task or target skill.
Modifications Change what a student is taught or expected to learn. It is a modified curriculum that modifies how objectives are taught and change what the student is expected to master.
Examples:
Selected grade level TEKS vs. actual grade level TEKS
Changing in scoring or grading
Reducing the complexity or number of steps to solve a problem
Cueing or prompting when the task is grade-level
Allow outlining instead of writing for an essay or major project
Use of alternative books or materials on the topic being studied
Computerized spell-check support
Word bank of choices for answers to test questions
In the Project Education, classroom and state testing accommodations must be entered for the current and subsequent school year.