Considering the importance of students being provided with accommodations and modifications to access the general education curriculum with their non-disabled peers, where is the line in which accommodations enable the student versus empower the student?
If a student has been on an IEP. They are accustomed to the accommodations & modifications. More often than not, students benefit from having concessions made while in a school setting. Accommodations are known as Supports to help students access locations, opportunities, and the general curriculum and validate learning (Smiley, Taylor, & Richards, 2019).
Accommodations are necessary to measure the academic achievements and actual performance of a child. In most cases, accommodations make it possible for students to bypass their disabilities and better access the general curriculum; however, for many students, the line in which accommodations enable the child versus empowering them can be thin.
