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Secondary School Experiences and Academic Performance of Students With Mental Retardation
NCSER 2009-3020
July 2009

Table 15.  Extent of curriculum modification in nonvocational special education classes for students with mental retardation, overall and by parent-reported levels of cognitive functioning


  Overall High Moderate Low
Percentage who received curriculum with:
No modifications 2 3 1 0
Some modifications 9 14 8 3
Substantial modifications 24 38 24 3
Specialized curriculum 62 41 64 90
No curriculum 3 3 2 4
NOTE: Percentages are population estimates based on weighted samples that range from approximately 70 to 480 across variables.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Special Education Research, National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2), Wave 1 student's school program survey, 2002.