Problems that need
to be Addressed
Recommended
Types of Adaptations
Communication Among Team Members
The team will need to look at:
- testing data
- find and address the gaps
- look over curriculum to make sure it covers the gaps
- disability population and where they fall in the gaps
- resources and materials used to teach the curriculum
- reading levels/lexil levels
- MAPS scores
- IEP goals
- running records/progress monitoring
- set up of the classroom
Members will communicate through team meetings and emails.
- Pacing of curriculum
- Differentiation
- Time management
- Small group
- Formative assessments to adapt curriculum
Team Formation
Student, Teacher
and Time Factors
Student Factors:
- student grouping
- student:teacher ratio
- learning styles
- student learning/personality inventory
- student’s strengths and weakness
- student gaps
Teacher Factors:
- training needed to adapt the curriculum
- how will the teacher monitor the progress
- teaching styles
- teachers attitude towards making accommodations
- teacher:student ratio
Team Members
Time Factors:
- daily time allotted for teaching content
- amount of daily co-teaching time
Special education teacher:
Knowledge of students, individual education
plans and accommodations.
General education content teacher:
knowledge of general education curriculum.
Speech and language pathologists:
Knowledge of student’s disabilities and articulation and language delays.
Curriculum specialists:
Knowledge of curriculum and curriculum mapping.
Guidance counselor:
Knowledge of disabilities, accommodations
and special education laws.
Curriculum Adaptation Project