IEP and 504 Accommodations: How to Bake Them Into Your Lesson Flow

Most teachers know their students' accommodations. The problem isn't awareness — it's implementation. When the accommodation lives in a separate document and the lesson plan doesn't reference it, the support gets forgotten in the moment.

The solution is to embed accommodations into the lesson plan itself, at the point where they're needed. Extended time goes next to the timed activity. Preferential seating goes in the materials/setup section. Simplified instructions go next to the task description.

Extended time: Note it next to any timed activity. 'Independent practice: 15 min (20 min for students with extended time accommodation).'

Reduced assignments: Note the modified quantity next to the task. 'Complete problems 1–20 (students with reduced workload: problems 1–10, evens only).'

Preferential seating and breaks: Include in your setup/transition notes at the top of the plan. 'Check seating chart for proximity accommodations before bell.'

Read-aloud and audio support: Note next to any reading-heavy activity. 'Provide audio version of text for students with read-aloud accommodation.'

LessonCraft's differentiation layer includes IEP and 504 accommodation prompts embedded in each section. When you flag specific needs during plan creation, the generated plan includes concrete implementation notes at the activity level.