Finally getting to that last post. Are there any students who do have IEPs in the block that I observe? Yes, there is one student. What sort of accommodations? After talking with the special education teacher and seeing the IEP, the is to be given more time for heavy writing tasks. The student is also to be given all notes relevant to the class. If asked for, materials can be read to the student. All writing tasks that are considered "heavy" are to be done on the computer.
This class does have some writing, so on the larger projects like scientist biography, power plant reports, I imagine this student did get extra help and/or time. Also, I have seen the "accommodated" test in which the teacher reduces the number of questions on writing it out type problems and the number of responses by one on multiple choice (usually the misleading or most distracting foil) leaving the student still needing to do the basics of the concept and have to chose between a right answer and popular misconceptions.
The special ed teacher did inform me that the teachers are very good about providing the notes. It is generally the student who loses them or forgets to pick them what. What happens then? In the emergency, it is printed off for them to use. Generally there is a spare copy or left over from the initial handouts so the student is provided the information needed to comply with their IEPs.
