Wednesday, 27 February 2013

Special Education in the Growing Success Policy

In respect to Special Education:

Students with Special Education needs are on page 70-74...

-Mentions Special education being available to any child that requires. pg 70
-IEP explains program and any accomodations/modifications pg 70
-Assessment for special Education is to improve student learning pg 71
-Assessment and Evaluation to pg 71 :      

specify and verify student needs
support accurate decisions about student's program
support other decisions-referrals, screening, classification, instructional planning
help determine interventions to enable student to demonstrate achievement


-Instructional level must be determined by educational assessments, conducted by teachers, and professionals Pg 71
-teachers should use a variety of assessment tools: portfolios, journals, observation, rubrics,tests, projects, and self- and peer assessment.

Use assessment to determine whether student requires:

-no accomodations or modifications
-accomoadtions and/or modified learning expectations
-an alternative program, not derived from the currciulum expectations for a subect/grade or a course


Accomodations Pg 72

-students may require accomodations to allow them to participate in the currciulum.
eg. visual supports to clarify verbal instructions, assistive devices, human suport
- alternate method for student to show understanding- take tests orally or extra time
-alternate settings more suitable for student

Modified Expectations pg 72

-Changes made to grade level expectations in order to meet a students needs. Modifications may include expectations under a different grade level..or decrease in the number of exectations relative to curriculum expectations

Alternative Learning Expectations pg 72

-help students learn and develop skills that are not in the ontario curriculum
-eg. social skills, speech remediation, personal care programs

-could be a combination of alternate and regular curriculum expectations or could be student is only in alternate education planning

Large-Scale Assessment (EQAO)pg 73

-Accomodations are in the IEP for large-scale assessments.
          Literacy test
          Grade 9 Math
          Primary and Juniour assessment of reading, writing, and mathematics


Citation:
Growing Success Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting in Ontario Schools, First Edition, Covering Grades 1 to 12, 2010, Ministry of Education

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