Adapting versus Modifying

A student listens to the same grade-level novel on audiobook instead of reading the printed version.

A student is assigned alternate content on community helpers while the class learns about the Civil War.

A student is given math problems with fewer steps but covering the same standard.

A student works on identifying the main idea from a simplified passage while the class analyzes theme.

A student is given real-life word problems but with simplified numbers for easier computation.

A student uses a graphic organizer to help understand main ideas in a grade-level science article.

A student is given reading material written two grade levels below the class standard.

A student is given a calculator to complete grade-level long division problems.

A student is given a summary version of a novel instead of the full text.

A student completes only the odd-numbered math problems, which include the core skill being taught.