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Accommodations include individualized teaching and assessment strategies, human supports, and/or individualized equipment
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In a subject or course identified in the student’s IEP as “Accommodated Only”, the provincial curriculum expectations are not altered
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Assessment accommodations are changes in procedures that enable the student to demonstrate his or her learning
These may include:
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visual supports to clarify verbal instructions
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assistive devices
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some form of human support
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alternative methods for the student to demonstrate his or her achievement of expectations (e.g., allowing the student to take tests orally)
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the allowance of extra time to complete an assessment
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alternative settings that may be more suitable for the student to demonstrate his or her learning
Accommodations offered at InnovOak School include the following:
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an individual or small-group setting or an individual study carrel
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use of assistive technology (e.g. Google Read Write)
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preferential seating within the regular classroom
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prompts for students with severe attention problems who are off-task for significant periods of time
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additional time for testing, to a maximum of one-and-one-half the allotted time
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large-print, assistive technology for the hearing impaired