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    Ms. Flores and Mr. Ericson should ask the general and special education teachers about: 1) What types of modifications are being used for students with disabilities, such as reducing assignments, varying reading levels, or designing new materials at different difficulty levels. 2) How teachers are ensuring modifications do not "dumb down" the curriculum, reduce learning opportunities, or provide off-grade level material that could interfere with learning. 3) What assessments are being given and how modifications may impact student performance on assessments.

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    Ms. Flores and Mr. Ericson should ask the general and special education teachers about: 1) What types of modifications are being used for students with disabilities, such as reducing assignments, varying reading levels, or designing new materials at different difficulty levels. 2) How teachers are ensuring modifications do not "dumb down" the curriculum, reduce learning opportunities, or provide off-grade level material that could interfere with learning. 3) What assessments are being given and how modifications may impact student performance on assessments.

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    What questions should Ms. Flores and Mr.

    Ericson ask the general and


    special education teachers?

    Page 12: Modifications

    A modification is a change to the instruction or curriculum for a


    student in which the content of the instruction or the performance expectations are altered.
    Modifications are useful for students for whom all possible accommodations have been considered
    but who require additional measures to help them progress in the general education curriculum. Skill
    deficits, such as in reading or math, can make it difficult for some students to achieve the curricular
    goals set for all students. Carefully constructed modifications can help students with these skill
    deficits to progress in the general education curriculum at their own level. The table below illustrates
    several types of modifications that can be used with students with disabilities.

    Reduce Require a student to write one or two paragraphs instead of several pages.
    assignments

    Vary levels of Students in a class might read literature at different levels, though all learn to identify
    character development, plot, and “voice”.
    reading material

    Design new Tasks might mirror the general education curriculum but vary in difficulty. For example, all
    students might receive math instruction, but some would study basic algebra while others
    material solved simple word problems.

    Use lower level Use a textbook or text in the same subject matter that is below the grade level of the class.
    texts

    Cautions in Using Modifications


    Although it’s true that modifications allow students with disabilities to access the general education
    curriculum, teachers should be cautious not to:

     “Dumb down” the curriculum by taking away the difficult tasks and
    altering what students are expected to learn
     Reduce a student’s opportunity to learn the critical knowledge,
    skills, and concepts in certain subject areas
     Provide off grade-level material that can interfere with the
    curriculum sequencing strategy and later result in the student’s
    having even greater gaps in prior knowledge than might otherwise
    be the result of his or her learning deficit alone
     Put the student at a great disadvantage on assessments, which
    may have significant consequences for students as well as for
    schools

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