Identify the meaning of the acronym FLEXIBLE and give examples of sample questions to address each of the principles for making adaptations in the general education classroom.

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Ans: Response should include:
• Feasible
o How feasible are the potential adaptations?
o How easily can they be incorporated into the general education classroom?
• Lively
o How will the adaptations keep students actively engaged?
o Will they help make learning, motivating, and fun?
• Eliminated
o How easy will it be to fade the accommodation over time?
o Will the student be able to generalize the skill?
• Explicit
o What is the purpose of the adaptation and how will I communicate the purpose to the student?
o Who else needs to know about the adaptation?
• Intentional
o How does this accommodation fit with goals on the student’s IEP?
o How does this accommodation fit with district or state standards?
• Beneficial
o How does this adaptation benefit the targeted student?
o Will other students benefit as well?
• Limelight
o How can the adaptation be implemented and not place undue attention on the student with the disability?
• Evaluated
o How will I evaluate the effectiveness of the adaptation?
o How will the evaluation inform changes in the adaptation?