Which statement best describes implementing accommodations without changing learning targets?

Which statement best describes implementing accommodations without changing learning targets?

• A. Keep the same learning targets and adjust delivery or environment to meet them.
• B. Lower the standards of achievement.
• C. Remove the assessment entirely.
• D. Adjust learning targets to fit accommodations.

Answer: (A)

Accommodations are about giving students access to the same learning targets by changing how they engage with the material or the setting, not what they are expected to learn. By keeping the targets the same and adjusting delivery or environment—such as providing extra time, audio support, or a quiet workspace—you remove barriers without altering the goal of the assessment or instruction. This ensures the student demonstrates the same knowledge or skills the rest of the class is aiming for. Lowering the standards would change what is being measured, which isn’t an accommodation. Removing the assessment eliminates the opportunity to show what they’ve learned. Adjusting the targets to fit accommodations effectively changes the learning goals themselves, which is not the intention of accommodations.

Accommodations are about giving students access to the same learning targets by changing how they engage with the material or the setting, not what they are expected to learn. By keeping the targets the same and adjusting delivery or environment—such as providing extra time, audio support, or a quiet workspace—you remove barriers without altering the goal of the assessment or instruction. This ensures the student demonstrates the same knowledge or skills the rest of the class is aiming for.

Lowering the standards would change what is being measured, which isn’t an accommodation. Removing the assessment eliminates the opportunity to show what they’ve learned. Adjusting the targets to fit accommodations effectively changes the learning goals themselves, which is not the intention of accommodations.