Mr. Mack is making an accommodation for Sheila a student who is gifted. The class is studying about fossils. Mr. Mack conducted a pretest on the topic and determined that Sheila, who is interested in paleontology, knows about 90 percent of the concepts to be introduced. As an accommodation, Mr. Mack allowed Sheila to skip the introductory lesson and spend less time on concepts that she masters quickly. What type of accommodation is Mr. Mack using?
A) Acceleration
B) Curriculum compacting
C) Enrichment
D) Mentoring

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Curriculum compacting is the process of adjusting the curriculum to eliminate content that the student already knows and providing acceleration or enrichment in areas of interest or strength. In this case, Mr. Mack is allowing Sheila to skip content she already knows (the introductory lesson) and spend less time on concepts she masters quickly, which is a classic example of curriculum compacting.

Mr Mack Is Making an Accommodation for Sheila a Student