What is the difference between an ACCOMMODATION & a MODIFICATION?

What is the difference between Accommodations and Modifications? l Freebie l Miss Rae's Room l Special Education

So what really is the difference between an ACCOMMODATION and a MODIFICATION?  Aren't they the same thing?  

No.  Accommodations and modifications are different from each other!

Accommodation

An accommodation is a way to help students learn the same material or take the same test in a different way.  ​

For example...

• Shorten the number of problems
• Material is read aloud
• Multiple choice test instead of essay assessment (but assessing same content)

Modification

A modification is a change to what the student is expected to learn.

For example...

• Multiple choice test instead of essay assessment (but assessing content that is less complex than the grade level standard/content)
• Easier text to read

​By:  Miss Rae