MODIFICATIONS AND ACCOMMODATIONS ROAD MAP

The goal is to provide supports to students to master grade level material, not to lower expectations.

What is the difference between modifications and accommodations?

Modifications: Change what is taught and what is expected they will learn or what they demonstrate. Will modification affect your child's graduation requirements?
Accommodations: Change how a student accesses information, participates in school activities, and demonstrates learning but does not change the curriculum.

Specify and list exactly what the student will need to learn to pass. Then review this downloadable document and the other links frequently to reassess what supports need to be in place for them to be more successful. Modify expectations based on student needs.

Click here for more examples of Accommodations and Strategies for your IEP

BE INSPIRED: The following link has some wonderful "creative" supports for students with disabilities that are easy to accommodate. Click on Surprising IEP and 504 Plan Accommodations

Typical College Accommodations are listed here.

To get more information on accommodations within the Department of Education for persons with disabilities:

Pennsylvania Department of Education

Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator

Bureau of Human Resources

Where: 333 Market Street, 11th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17126

Voice: (717) 783-9348

Text: (717) 783-8445