Kami Upton

EDUC 5387

Use Getting to Know You
questionnaires on the first day
of school

IEP (Individualized Education
Plan)

504 Plan
How do you learn best?

Visual


Auditory



Kinesthetic

IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act)

All students, including those with disabilities,
should be provided with a free and
appropriate public education.

Students are given an IEP that MUST be
followed.

Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Institutions that receive federal funding
cannot discriminate against individuals with
disabilities.
Section 504 Individuals:
Have a physical or mental impairment that
majorly impacts their day-to-day activities
Have a record of such impairment
Are regarded as having such an impairment


Adaptations to instructional or test material
without changing the target skill

Examples
Use of a calculator (grades 3-8)
Preferential seating
Colored overlays
Blank place markers
Pacing of Instruction
Etc.

Physical Impairments
Mental Impairments
Dyslexia
Emotional and Social Disturbances
Language Barriers (ESL students)

Changes the target skill or reduces the
learning expectations

Examples:
Modified grades based on IEP
Word bank of answers for test questions
Positive reinforcement
De-escalating strategies
Etc.

Teachers must teach students to be
accepting of the diverse cultures within the
classroom.

Teachers must teach concepts as culturally
sensitive as possible.

Walsh, J., Kemerer, F., & Maniotis, Laurie.,
(2010). The Educators Guide to Texas School
Law. Special Education (pp. 97-133). Austin:
University of Texas Press.
Kessler, Eve. Examples of Accommodations
and Modifications (n.d.) Retrieved May 15,
2014, from SmartKIDS Learning Disabilities
website,
http://www.smartkidswithld.org/guide-to-
action/educational-planning/examples-of-
accommodations-and-modifications