Reviewed by Dr. Elizabeth Long, Ph.D. — Director of Special Education, 32 years in public schools.
Specially designed instruction means adapting the content, methodology, or delivery of instruction to address the unique needs resulting from a student's disability.
In plain language: what needs to be different about how this child is taught so they can make progress? That could involve specialized reading instruction, explicit writing instruction, specially designed math instruction, individualized behavioral instruction, or other adaptations based on the student's needs.
Dr. Long's Assistant answers your specific questions in plain language — built from Dr. Long's expertise, plus state and federal law read at the source — never the open internet.
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