Accessibility Features
This feature lets students write notes about one question.
Sticky Notes
These boxed words or phrases can be clicked.
When clicked, they show easier words, meanings, or similar words.
Pop-ups
In the Writing Section, only this type of passage can be read aloud using Text-to-Speech.
Revising passages
This support gives a map or checklist to help organize answers for the English STAAR test.
Writing Checklist
This tool helps students cross out answers they know are wrong.
Strike through
Click the small arrow.
It shows the question or reading in easier words.
Rollovers
True or False: Text-to-Speech highlights each word and the line it is on as it is being read aloud.
True
This tool underlines spelling mistakes and shows suggestions to fix them.
Spell Check
This feature helps students read one line at a time.
Line Reader
This support is above the reading passage (RLA).
It shows a list of important words from the text.
Pre Reading or Summary
This is the only section where the answer choices will not be read aloud.
Editing Section
This feature shows a list of suggested words while the student types an answer.
Word Prediction
Students can make the text and pictures bigger or smaller in two ways.
Zoom icons or Zoom slider
Besides text, pop-ups can also provide these to clarify vocabulary or identify people and places.
Visuals/Graphics/Photographs
If this icon has a line through it, the tool cannot be used in that section.
Speak icon
Before you begin the ECR make sure to ask for __________________.
The ECR graphic organizer