Extended time and retesting are NOT the same as specially designed instruction!
When Karen asks IEP teams HOW they're teaching a student a specific skill, the answers often focus on accommodations instead of actual instructional strategies.
Here's the difference: Accommodations help students ACCESS learning. Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) addresses HOW instruction is adapted to meet their unique needs.
Teachers need the training and support to understand that distinction, too!
Parents, ask your IEP team: “What specific teaching strategies are being used to help my child master this skill?”
#SpecialEducationBoss #IEPAdvocacy #SpeciallyDesignedInstruction #IEPAccommodations #IEPGoals #SpecialEducation #ParentRights
When Karen asks IEP teams HOW they're teaching a student a specific skill, the answers often focus on accommodations instead of actual instructional strategies.
Here's the difference: Accommodations help students ACCESS learning. Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) addresses HOW instruction is adapted to meet their unique needs.
Teachers need the training and support to understand that distinction, too!
Parents, ask your IEP team: “What specific teaching strategies are being used to help my child master this skill?”
#SpecialEducationBoss #IEPAdvocacy #SpeciallyDesignedInstruction #IEPAccommodations #IEPGoals #SpecialEducation #ParentRights