Frequently Used Instructional Terms by https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l en-us 2025-09-22 06:20:22 UTC 2025-10-27 06:50:17 UTC hello@padlet.com Definition alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3648821070 Interventions are an approach centered around growth in a specific, targeted skill.

]]> 2025-10-24 07:23:40 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3648821070 Applicable Students alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3648821363 The specific students to whom interventions would typically apply to are students with intellectual disabilities, such as Down Syndrome.

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  • Increased Instructions

  • Targeted Directions

  • Mini Lessons

    • ]]>     2025-10-24 07:24:10 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3648821642     Additional Resource alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3648821873 An additional resource that provides information about interventions is Accommodations, Modifications, and Interventions by Grand Canyon University. This resource emphasizes the purpose of interventions and why they differ from other sources of adaptations. The resource also proivdes a thorough list of usages of interventions.


    https://cdnsm5-ss10.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_18918846/File/Counseling%20Center/Student%20Support%20Team/Resources%20for%20Teachers/Forms%20for%20Teachers/Accommodations_Modification_Interventions.pdf

    ]]>     2025-10-24 07:24:23 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3648821873     Practices alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3648822164 A specific practice associated with interventions is the high-leverage practice #11. This technique is designed to identify and prioritize long- and short-term learning goals through standards, IEP goals, and more.


    https://highleveragepractices.org/sites/default/files/2020-10/Instructionfinal.pdf?_gl=1*fgr37z*_ga*MTcwODY0NjU5OS4xNjc4ODkyNjE0*_ga_L4ZFTNESGT*MTY4OTM1MzEzMy41NS4xLjE2ODkzNTM0ODMuNjAuMC4w


    ]]>     2025-10-24 07:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3648822164     Definition alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3650662900 Accommodations are described as changes to how a student learns, used to level the playing field.

    ]]>     2025-10-26 06:39:10 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3650662900     Definition alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3650663218 Modifications are changes to what the student is learning, lower the playing field's expectations.

    ]]>     2025-10-26 06:39:36 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3650663218     Definition alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3650663298 Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) is the core, broad term relating to the aspects of adaptations in the special education field.

    ]]>     2025-10-26 06:39:49 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3650663298     Definition alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3650663430 Adaptations are the techniques used to ensure equal opportunity for all students.

    ]]>     2025-10-26 06:40:11 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3650663430     Definition alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3650663457 Differentiation is a teaching approach where instruction is alterered based on the student's abilities.

    ]]>     2025-10-26 06:40:16 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3650663457     Applicable Students alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3650663720 The specific students to whom accommodations would typically apply to are students with an Auditory Processing Disorder (APD).

    ]]>     2025-10-26 06:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3650663720     Applicable Students alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3650663741 The specific students to whom adaptations would typically apply to are students with mobility impairments, such as Cerebal Palsy.

    ]]>     2025-10-26 06:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3650663741     Applicable Students alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3650663761 The specific students to whom modifications would typically apply to are students with learning disabilities, such as dyslexia.

    (Grand Canyon University, Specific Learning Disabilities).

    ]]>     2025-10-26 06:41:05 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3650663761     Applicable Students alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3650663781 The specific students to whom Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) would typically apply to are students who meet the unique needs of an Individualized Education Plan (IEP).

    ]]>     2025-10-26 06:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3650663781     Applicable Students alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3650663819 The specific students to whom differentiation would typically apply to are students with learning challenges, such as English Language Learners (ELL).

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  • Small Groups

  • One-on-one Instruction

  • Scaffolding

    • (Osewalt, 2020).

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  • Extented Time

  • Preferential Seating

  • Varied Teaching Approach

    • (Morin, n.d.).

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  • Modifications

  • Accommodations

  • Differentiations


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  • Different Expectations

  • Eliminating Standards

  • Personalized Materials


    • ]]>     2025-10-26 06:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3650663930     Examples alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3650663952

  • Explicit Instruction

  • Using Alternate Methods

  • Evidence-based Curriculum

    • ]]>     2025-10-26 06:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3650663952     Additional Resource alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3651179567 An additional resource that provides information about differentiation is What is differentiated instruction? by Geri Coleman Tucker. Tucker shares an overview of differentiated instruction and the four main areas where teachers can differentiate material.


    https://www.understood.org/en/articles/differentiated-instruction-what-you-need-to-know

    ]]>     2025-10-26 19:12:27 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3651179567     Additional Resource alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3651179807 An additional resource that provides information about accommodations is Accommodations Vs Modifications from the Texas Project First website. The website displays a chart of the similarities and differences between accommodations and modifications, with specific examples of each.


    https://texasprojectfirst.org/accommodations-vs-modifications/


    ]]>     2025-10-26 19:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3651179807     Additional Resource alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3651180089 An additional resource that provides information about adaptations is High Leverage Practice's video titled "HLP #13: Make Adaptations." The video shares real-life examples from inside a classroom of adaptations at play.


    https://highleveragepractices.org/2017-first-edition-materials/hlp-13-make-adaptations?_gl=1%2A11ov8a3%2A_gcl_au%2AODE2NDk0NjAyLjE3NTkxNjQ1NjY.%2A_ga%2AMTcwNTc1OTUyOC4xNzU5MTY0NTY3%2A_ga_L4ZFTNESGT%2AczE3NjEzMTEyMzUkbzQkZzEkdDE3NjEzMTI0NjkkajYwJGwwJGgw%2A_ga_Y45Y2NWG3S%2AczE3NjEzMTEyMzUkbzQkZzEkdDE3NjEzMTI0NjkkajYwJGwwJGgw


    ]]>     2025-10-26 19:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3651180089     Additional Resource alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3651180341 An additional resource that provides information about modifications is Accommodations vs. modifications: What’s the difference? by Gail Belsky. Belsky discusses the difference uses of modifications (and accommodations). She also provides an interactive resource titled "Through my Eyes" which visualizes the effects of disabilities like dyslexia.


    https://www.understood.org/en/articles/the-difference-between-accommodations-and-modifications

    ]]>     2025-10-26 19:13:34 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3651180341     Additional Resource alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3651180681 An additional resource that provides information about SDI is Texas.Gov's website dedicated to be a "Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) Guide." The Website shares over twenty pages of SDI strategies, support, key takeaways, and more.


    https://spedsupport.tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/2023-08/specially-designed-instruction.pdf


    ]]>     2025-10-26 19:14:02 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3651180681     alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3651207262 Morin, A. (n.d.). Common Accommodations and Modifications in School. Understood.

    https://www.understood.org/en/articles/common-classroom-accommodations-and-modifications

    ]]>     2025-10-26 19:52:33 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3651207262     Practices alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3651209568 A specific practice associated with differentiation is the high-leverage practice #14. This practice specifically teaches cognitive and metacognitive strategies to support learning and

    independence.


    https://highleveragepractices.org/sites/default/files/2020-10/Instructionfinal.pdf?_gl=1*fgr37z*_ga*MTcwODY0NjU5OS4xNjc4ODkyNjE0*_ga_L4ZFTNESGT*MTY4OTM1MzEzMy41NS4xLjE2ODkzNTM0ODMuNjAuMC4w

    ]]>     2025-10-26 19:56:37 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3651209568     Practices alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3651209594 A specific practice associated with accommodation is the high-leverage practice #17. In this practice, teachers assign students to groups based on their various learning goals.


    https://highleveragepractices.org/sites/default/files/2020-10/Instructionfinal.pdf?_gl=1*fgr37z*_ga*MTcwODY0NjU5OS4xNjc4ODkyNjE0*_ga_L4ZFTNESGT*MTY4OTM1MzEzMy41NS4xLjE2ODkzNTM0ODMuNjAuMC4w

    ]]>     2025-10-26 19:56:41 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3651209594     Practices alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3651209628 A specific practice associated with adaptation is the high-leverage practice #13. This practice is used to specifically adapt curriculum tasks and materials for specific learning goals.


    https://highleveragepractices.org/sites/default/files/2020-10/Instructionfinal.pdf?_gl=1*fgr37z*_ga*MTcwODY0NjU5OS4xNjc4ODkyNjE0*_ga_L4ZFTNESGT*MTY4OTM1MzEzMy41NS4xLjE2ODkzNTM0ODMuNjAuMC4w

    ]]>     2025-10-26 19:56:44 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3651209628     Practices alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3651209656 A specific practice associated with modifications is the high-leverage practice #18. This practice encourages educators use strategies to promote active student engagement, modifying material based upon responsiveness of the class.


    https://highleveragepractices.org/sites/default/files/2020-10/Instructionfinal.pdf?_gl=1*fgr37z*_ga*MTcwODY0NjU5OS4xNjc4ODkyNjE0*_ga_L4ZFTNESGT*MTY4OTM1MzEzMy41NS4xLjE2ODkzNTM0ODMuNjAuMC4w

    ]]>     2025-10-26 19:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3651209656     Practices alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3651209707 A specific practice associated with SDI is the high-leverage practice #12. This practice systemically designs the instruction toward a specific learning goal, thtough sequence-based learning.


    https://highleveragepractices.org/sites/default/files/2020-10/Instructionfinal.pdf?_gl=1*fgr37z*_ga*MTcwODY0NjU5OS4xNjc4ODkyNjE0*_ga_L4ZFTNESGT*MTY4OTM1MzEzMy41NS4xLjE2ODkzNTM0ODMuNjAuMC4w

    ]]>     2025-10-26 19:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3651209707     alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3651227418 Grand Canyon University. (n.d.). Specifc Learning Disabilities. Granc Canyon University.

    https://lc.gcumedia.com/mediaElements/gcu-sequence-application/v3.1/#/showcase/sequence/149/view

    ]]>     2025-10-26 20:26:31 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3651227418     alyssaswingley https://padlet.com/alyssaswingley/xnqy5jwgfb05vg5l/wish/3651229531 Osewalt, G. (2020). Individualized instruction vs. differentiated instruction. Understood.

    https://www.understood.org/en/articles/individualized-instruction-vs-differentiated-instruction

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