Which statement accurately differentiates accommodation from modification in lesson support?

Which statement accurately differentiates accommodation from modification in lesson support?

• A. An accommodation changes the content or difficulty of the curriculum.
• B. An accommodation keeps the same curriculum but adds support such as extra time.
• C. An accommodation keeps the same curriculum with adjustments for access, while a modification changes content or difficulty.
• D. An accommodation involves modifying instructional goals.

Answer: (C)

Accommodations and modifications serve different purposes: accommodations keep the same curriculum and expectations but change how a student accesses or demonstrates learning. They adjust the method or conditions of learning or assessment—extra time, a reader, scribe, or assistive technology—without changing what is being taught. Modifications, in contrast, change the content or the level of difficulty, altering what the student is expected to learn or demonstrate. So the best statement says that an accommodation preserves the curriculum with adjustments for access, while a modification changes content or difficulty. The other choices either describe changes in content or difficulty (which is what a modification does) or only describe accommodations without contrasting them to modifications.

Accommodations and modifications serve different purposes: accommodations keep the same curriculum and expectations but change how a student accesses or demonstrates learning. They adjust the method or conditions of learning or assessment—extra time, a reader, scribe, or assistive technology—without changing what is being taught. Modifications, in contrast, change the content or the level of difficulty, altering what the student is expected to learn or demonstrate.

So the best statement says that an accommodation preserves the curriculum with adjustments for access, while a modification changes content or difficulty. The other choices either describe changes in content or difficulty (which is what a modification does) or only describe accommodations without contrasting them to modifications.