Burnaby Mountain Secondary

Guiding Principle: All students have the potential to participate

meaningfully in their learning community.   Our Mission: To provide all students with special learning

needs, the opportunity to realize their learning potential in the least restrictive environment.

Low Incidence High Incidence

A Dependent Handicapped B Deaf/Blind C Moderate to Severe /

Profound Intellectual Disabilities

D Physical Disabilities or Chronic Health

Impairments E Visual Impairment F Deaf or Hard of Hearing G Autism H Severe Behaviour

Disorders

Q Learning Disability K Mild Intellectual

Disability P Gifted R Moderate Behaviour

Disorders

Written For: Students who require adaptations or modifications to their educational programs

Purpose: To provide teachers, students and parents with a plan to adapt materials, instructional strategies or assessment procedures, or to modify, supplement, or replace parts of the regular curriculum.

Adaptations Modifications

Learning outcomes of the prescribed courses are retained.

Adaptations are provided so that the student can participate meaningfully in the course.

Students are assessed using standards for the course (letter grades).

Students receive credit towards a Dogwood graduation certificate.

Students are eligible for adjudication; appropriate adaptations for Provincial exams.

Adaptations: extra time for assignments and tests, separate setting for tests, Kurzweil technology, computer, spelling is not penalized, copies of class notes, oral response, use of a calculator.

Learning outcomes of the prescribed courses are not retained.

Learning outcomes are specifically selected to meet the student’s special needs.

Modifications are provided so that the student can participate in the program.

Students are not assessed using letter grades; written comments.

Students do not receive credit towards a Dogwood graduation certificate.

Modifications: Less learning outcomes completed

  The purpose of this class is to help students from all grades

maximize their learning in a variety of ways. This is achieved both by focusing on the students' strengths and abilities and by providing support to compensate for their areas of need.

The course consists of three components: study skills, tutorial, and skill development. The eligibility of students for this class is determined by the School’s Resource Team.

A learner profile is developed for each student, facilitating collaboration with the subject teachers.

Areas of strength that facilitate the student’s ability to learn: Academic, Learning Style, Executive Functioning Skills, Behaviour

Areas of concern that affect the student’s ability to learn: Academic, Executive Functioning Skills, Behaviour

Adaptations to Instruction/ and or assessment procedures: Technological Needs; Instructional Considerations; Assignments; Assessment

Reporting Procedures