Protecting Your Child's Rights Under IDEA and Section 504
According to federal law, qualifying students are entitled to accommodations to help someone with a disability succeed. How much do you know about you and your child’s rights? Test your knowledge with this quiz!
The term "accommodation" refers to changes in the procedures, however, does not result in a change of what is measured. For example, if a student receives additional time or takes a test in the resource center to minimize distractions, then the procedures for the test are changed, but how the test is graded or measured remains the same. On the other hand, if a child is given an oral spelling test rather than a written one, the actual test would be changed, making it a "modification."
The term "accommodation" refers to changes in the procedures, however, does not result in a change of what is measured. For example, if a student receives additional time or takes a test in the resource center to minimize distractions, then the procedures for the test are changed, but how the test is graded or measured remains the same. On the other hand, if a child is given an oral spelling test rather than a written one, the actual test would be changed, making it a "modification."
The term "accommodation" refers to changes in the procedures, however, does not result in a change of what is measured. For example, if a student receives additional time or takes a test in the resource center to minimize distractions, then the procedures for the test are changed, but how the test is graded or measured remains the same. On the other hand, if a child is given an oral spelling test rather than a written one, the actual test would be changed, making it a "modification."
The term "accommodation" refers to changes in the procedures, however, does not result in a change of what is measured. For example, if a student receives additional time or takes a test in the resource center to minimize distractions, then the procedures for the test are changed, but how the test is graded or measured remains the same. On the other hand, if a child is given an oral spelling test rather than a written one, the actual test would be changed, making it a "modification."
