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An Individual Education Plan (IEP) is based on a thorough assessment of a student’s strengths, needs and ability to learn and demonstrate learning. When extensive remediation and accommodations are provided over time and student progress remains limited, additional assessment may be required to determine the need for modifications to the curriculum.
Accommodations
Accommodations
do not alter the provincial curriculum expectations for the grade
are adjustments in teaching and/or assessment strategies or changes in the physical environment required to enable the student to learn and progress
Modifications
Modifications
involve developing expectations at a different grade level and/or increasing or decreasing the number and/or complexity of the regular grade-level curriculum expectations
Accommodations change HOW a student learns the material and concepts presented.
Modifications change WHAT a student is taught or expected to learn.
Changes to the curriculum expectations should be kept at a minimum where possible and with careful consideration to the
student’s learning profile and post-secondary destination. If modifications are being considered, parents/guardians will be
part of a discussion with Principal and pertinent staff. (14)
Modified curriculum expectations for a credit course should not include:
omitting an entire strand (s) of expectations from the curriculum
altering the expectations to a different course level ( e.g., from Academic expectations to Applied expectations)
modifying “building block” expectations that are required for the next level of skill development in the subsequent course (e.g., Mathematics)
**Modifications to Locally Developed courses usually result in Alternative Programming**
When significant modifications are made to the curriculum at any grade, this may limit the student’s ability to successfully attain course credits in high school, and/or their ability to complete the types of courses required to pursue some post-secondary pathways.
YCDSB Memory Aid Accommodation Guidelines
Memory, including the acquisition, storage and retrieval of information, involves a complex set of cognitive processes. A memory aid gives the student an equal opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge in a test/exam by lessening the impact of their disability. (6)
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