504 vs. IEP

	A	B	C	E	F
1	504		IEP	504 & Accomodations	IEP & Modifications

2	Student must have a disability AND the disability affects the student's ability to access curriculum	Eligibility	Student must qualify for a specific category of disability AND it must affect the student's ability to access curriculum	Changes how content is: taught, made accessible and/or assessed	Also changes how content is: taught, made accessible and/or assessed
3	No goals or progress monitoring	Goals	Goals must be written, measurable and reviewed annually	Does NOT change student expectations and the objectives of content remain the same	Does change what the student's expecations and objectives of contents can shift, or modify, to meet the needs of the student
4	Student may be given accomodations to "equal the playing field" so they are able to access curriculum	Accomodations	Students may be given accomodations to make it easier to access their education	helps kids learn the same material and meet the same expectations as their peers	for kids who made need changes to the curriculum. Students who received modified curriculum may be working on skills from a previous grade
5	The student can have modified assigments, but cannot have a different curriculum than class	Modifications	The student can have modified assignments or curriculum	Can look like: small group instruction, extended time on assigments/tests, larger print material, shortened assignments/tests
6	Student is not eligible to receive extra services	Services	Student is eligivle to receive services such as speech therapy, occupational therapy, etc.
7	Section 504 does not have specific guidelines to protect the rights of student	Protection	IEP and IDEA has clear guidelines that must be followed to unsure the rights of student
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