For the purposes of the statewide assessments, some students needing accommodations due to a disability include:
What is:
students eligible for special education, students identified under Section 504, students with a disabling condition (not sped/504), but meets established eligibility criteria for certain accommodations (SST).
(Section 7, pg.1)
100
This is the ONLY student eligibility requirement for a student to receive a Type 1 Accommodation on state assessments.
What is:
Routinely and effectively uses this accommodation during classroom instruction and testing.
(Section 7, Type 1 - all)
100
These are paper-based resources that assist a student with a disability (in special education only) in recalling information.
What is:
Supplemental Aids,
(Section 7, Type 2 - Supplemental Aids)
100
This is required to be submitted for approval to TEA when requesting the use of ANY Type 3 Accommodation.
What is:
an ARF (Accommodation Request Form) by the 2013 deadline.
(Section 7, Type 3 Accommodations - all)
100
These are described as differentiated instructional practices and materials rather than accommodations, and some may be used on statewide assessments.
What is:
Optional Test Administration Procedures and Materials,
(Section 7, pg. 13)
200
These are changes to instructional materials, procedures, or techniques that allow a student with a disability to participate meaningfully in grade-level or course instruction; these are intended to reduce the effect of a student's disability in curriculum and assessment.
What is:
Accommodations,
(Section 7, pg. 1)
200
This accommodation allows a test administrator to provide a student with a disability verbal comments that may include: "You need to continue working," color coded cards as visual cues, or a personal timer to assist a student to be independent in maintaining pace in order to complete a state assessment.
What is:
Reminders to Stay on Task,
(Section 7, Type 1-Reminders to Stay on Task)
200
This exhaustive list; four-function, scientific, graphing, large-key, abacus, Cranmer modified, audio-graphing, and speech output describe this Type 2 Accommodation.
What is:
Calculation Devices,
(Section 7, Type 2 - Calculation Devices)
200
This must be documented in any IEP, IAP, and/or LPAC for students with disabilities that Type 3 Accommodations are being proposed.
What is:
"Pending TEA Approval"
(Section 7, Type 3 Accommodations - all)
200
During statewide testing, these are NOT recorded on the student's answer document while accommodations are recorded.
What is:
Optional Test Administration Procedures and Materials,
(Section 7, pg. 13)
300
This is an exhaustive catagorical interactive graphic organizer of techniques or strategies divided into "Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3"
What is:
The Accommodation Triangle,
(Section 7, pg.3)
300
This accommodation describes allowing for a specialized setting during statewide testing for a student who is not able to test in a standard classroom setting due to his or her disability.
What is:
Individual or Small-Group Administration,
(Section 7, Type 1)
300
To receive this accommodation, the student might have a disabling condition that prevents him/her from independently and effectively record responses in the bubbles or on the lined pages of the answer document despite multiple successful attempts to indicate responses on a format similar to an answer document.
What is:
Basic Transcribing,
(Section 7, Type 2 - Basic Transcribing)
300
Timothy has a disability that necessitates test materials being presented in a printed format other than a test booklet. This accommodation is in order to prevent behavioral outbursts or other severe behaviors that could interfere with Timothy completing the test. This describes eligibility criteria for which Type 3 Accommodation?
What is:
Photocopying Test Materials
(Section 7, Type 3 - Photocopying)
300
During statewide assessments, this is when a student may sit where he or she is most comfortable.
What is:
Preferential Seating,
(Section 7, pg. 13)
400
Johnny broke his writing arm the day before state assessment and shows up in a cast on the day of the writing test. These are the steps the CTC should do first.
What is:
First, review the Optional Test Administration Procedures and Materials, and then review the Accommodation Triangle to see if anything can meet the student's needs.
(Section 7, pg. 4)
400
A student who uses this accommodation may need to complete the test in separate setting to eliminate distraction to other students and to ensure the confidentiality of the test. Examples may include the use of a CCTV, document camera, or LCD projector.
What is:
Projection Devices,
(Section 7, Type 1)
400
This accommodation may be used ONLY on STAAR and STAAR Modified Reading AND STAAR, STAAR Spanish, and STAAR Modified Writing (except for English III Modified).
This accommodation provides various types of assistance for a student that has a disability that affects
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
What is:
Spelling Assistance,
(Section 7, Type 2 - Spelling Assistance)
400
This describes the Type 3 accommodation that allows a test administrator to record a student's dictated scratch work and computations when a disabling condition prevents the student from accomplishing this task independently.
What is:
Mathematics Scribe
(Section 7, Type 3 -Math Scribe)
400
This is allowed for any 3rd grade student when requested on any part of the math test; both question and answer choices.
What is:
Reading Assistance (including oral read aloud and/or sign),
(Section 7, pg. 14)
500
This describes knowing which students will receive specific accommodations on test day, what special arrangements need to be considered for students, ensuring that calculators and other equipment are ready, along with room assignments, buckets filled, and seating charts ready.
What is:
Advanced Planning,
(Section 7, pg. 1)
500
This accommodation reduces the interference of background noise and the effect of distance between the speaker and a student whose disability affects hearing or focus in a large group setting.
What is:
Amplification Devices,
(Section 7, Type 1)
500
Noah receives special education services and has an IEP for his reading disability. He is effectively able to participate in grade level instruction and assessments, however his processing speed requires that he have additional time to complete assignments. Noah may meet the requirements for this accommodation on state assessments.
What is:
Extra Time - Same Day,
(Section 7, Type 2 - Extra Time)
500
These are the steps required in the event that a new student or medical emergency occurs and the use of complex transcribing is needed for the student to participate in the state assessment; because of urgency, and ARF was not submitted prior to the state deadline.
What is:
The CTC will immediately contact the DTC (Cyndy); a call will be made to TEA for emergency approval for the use of a type 3 accommodation.
(Section 7, Type 3 - Complex Transcribing)
500
List 4 out of 7 possible tangible materials that any student might use on state assessments.
What is:
scratch paper or other workspace,
colored overlays,
magnifying devices,
blank place markers,
highlighters,
colored pencils, and
crayons.
(Section 7, pg. 14-15)