• Intellectual Disability

• Speech/Language Impairment

• Hearing Impairment

• Deaf-Blindness/Deafness

• Orthopedic Impairment

• Developmental Delay

• Multiple Disabilities

• Specific Learning Disability

• Other Health Impairment (ADHD)

• Traumatic Brain Injury

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Emotional Disturbance

• Visual Impairment

Categories of eligibility under IDEA:

That means in the average classroom, 8 students can have IEPs with unique goals.

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Up to 1/3 of the students in the classroom can have IEPs with different goals.

• Visuals and anchor charts

• Sentence stems

• Graphic organizers

• 3 different versions of assignments

• Read aloud on all assignments

• Scribing/marking with highlighter

• Preferential seating/flexible seating

• Assistive technology

• Extended time / timers

• Brain breaks

• & More as needed

So every week I provided...

-4 IEPs
-8 Multilingual Learners
-1 504 plan
-3 READ Plans

In my classroom...

Admin's Perspective on Accommodations...

Most administrators are well-removed from the classroom...

They worry most about legal repercussions - COMPLIANCE!