Prompt:

Student #2

Brian is a ten-year-old student who will be taking the state assessment for the first time. In his IEP meeting, the classroom teacher expressed concern that, due to Brian's extreme distractibility and short attention span, he is unable to complete classwork assignments that are longer than 15 minutes without being prompted. In the classroom, the teacher has been using verbal prompts to redirect Brian's attention and has seated him near her desk so that other students will not distract him.

1. Identify the classroom supports that have been implemented for Brian. Discuss whether each of these is an appropriate accommodation. Which of these could be used in an assessment situation? Discuss and justify your response.

2. What other accommodations might be appropriate for Brian? Identify each of these as a Presentation, Response, Setting, or Timing accommodation.

3. How could the IEP team and Brian's classroom teacher help to assure that his behavioral issues did not severely limit his ability to perform on the statewide assessment?