The modification table presents details which can be changed in the lesson to accomodate certain students or situations.
Modification Task |
Specific Modification |
Rationale |
Benefits |
Environmental and Management |
- Preferential seating for students with attention or behavioral difficulties.
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- Being near the teacher and away from distractions keeps the student on task.
- Provide structure for a classroom to operate effectively.
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- Student focuses on the teacher and lesson and does not distract others. Teacher can easily redirect him/her if he or she gets off task.
- Students know what is expected of them and there are fewer interruptions.
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Instructional |
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- Large group instruction prevents students from feeling singled out. This is a mini-lesson and therefore some students already understand the concept while others still struggle.
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- All students either receive new information or can practice and perfect skills they already have.
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Content/Materials |
- Lesson can be modified for other types of punctuation marks.
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- Students’ background knowledge of punctuation varies.
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- Students will leave the class with a vast knowledge of punctuation to improve writing.
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Tasks |
- Shorten writing assignment or reading passages
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- Students use the punctuation marks in their writing, and are able to understand the effects without being overwhelmed by a writing task or passage which they cannot read.
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