IEP Adaptations, Accommodations, and Modifications
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Douglas Haddad 
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Adaptations are changes in the way instruction and assessment are carried out to allow a learner equal opportunity to demonstrate mastery of concepts and achieve the desired learning outcomes. They are made to meet a student’s needs as identified on an individualized education plan (IEP).
There are two categories of adaptations:
1. Accommodations
Accommodations is a type of adaptation that creates a personal learning environment for a child by altering instruction, classroom environment, assessment and/or other materials and attributes in order to provide a student with a disability an equal opportunity to participate in class activities and demonstrate knowledge and skills.
Accommodations do not fundamentally change the instructional level, content or learning expectations of the course, standard, or assessment. They are intended to help students overcome or work around their disability and fully access the general education curriculum, without changing the instructional content.
Source: Verywellfamily.com
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