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Orientation
Overview
LD Review
ADD/ADHD
Modify or Accommodate?
GED Tests
Learning Styles Strategies
Teaching Suggestions
LD & ESL/ESOL
Teaching Self-Advocacy
Teaching Social Skills
Learning Environments
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For information on Bridges to Practice training in your area, please contact:
Dr. Rochelle Kenyon, Project Director
rkenyon721@aol.com

 

Modify or Accommodate - What Should I Do?

What's The Difference?

Modifications are not synonymous with accommodations. However, talk to two people and they will probably use them interchangeably. It is important that you understand the difference between the two and how they impact you and your students.

What Is a Modification?

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines modification as the making of a limited change in something; also, the result of such a change. Students with learning disabilities may need modifications in their instructional program. Modifications are changes to outcomes or what an individual is expected to learn. They involve changes to program outcomes that relate to the specific content, level of skills, or number of skills required by the program. Modifications are a result of the accommodations a student may be entitled to under the law.

 

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This program was developed by Dr. Rochelle Kenyon, Project Director, Florida Bridges to Practice, through an Adult Education State Leadership Grant from the Florida Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education.

Content development by Dr. Rochelle Kenyon, Susan Pittman and Bonnie Vondracek. Proofing and editing by Meryl Eisenberg.  Web design and development by Dr. Debra L. Hargrove.

Disclaimer:  While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this web-based training component, it is not an official publication of the Florida Department of Education.