Timing/Scheduling
Setting
Presentation
Response
Visual Aids
100
The student is assessed during the time of day that is most appropriate for the student.
What is Time of Day (Flexible Schedule)?
100
Involve changes in the location or conditions of the educational setting or environment.
What are Setting Accommodations?
100
“Please continue with your test.” “Keep working.” “Keep going.” “Focus.” “Stay focused.”
What are Specific Verbal Prompts?
100
Response accommodations for the short-paper component of the Writing assessment are available for students who are blind or have visual impairments and who do not use braille, as well as students who have an orthopedic impairment, a specific learning disability, or other disability that interferes with the composing process or prevents them from composing their response within the online test.
What is Word Processor or Word Processor with Speech-to-Text?
100
What is graph paper with coordinate plane?
200
The test will be completed in two or more school days, may be administered a paper test.
What is Multiple Test Sessions?
200
The lighting in the testing room may be modified based on what is most appropriate for the student.
What is Special Lighting (Setting Accommodations)?
200
These organizers are permitted but must be blank and not contain directions, words, letters, numbers, symbols, color coding, or text of any kind.
What are Graphic Organizers (Visual Aids)?
200
The examiner must record the student’s responses exactly as the student indicates.
What is Dictation to a Scribe?
200
What is a blank graphic organizer?
300
The order of tests administered is based on what is most appropriate for the student.
What is Order of Tests (Flexible Schedule)?
300
Include location, adaptive or special furniture, and special lighting
What is Setting Accommodations?
300
May be provided to students who typically have a read-aloud accommodation during instruction or to those who use recorded media or text readers in the classroom (not read aloud).
What is Audio?
300
A student may type the letter “p.” The software will provide the student with a list of single words starting with the letter “p” (e.g., “part,” “plane,” “plain,” “please,” “put”)
What is Word Prediction Software?
300
A student with a visual impairment or processing disability may use only one of these.
What is Color Overlay, Tinted Screen, or Screen Magnifier?
400
Students who require breaks, must complete the test in one school day.
What is Planned Breaks (Flexible Schedule)?
400
Some students with disabilities may need to be tested individually, particularly if they lose focus by having other students in the same room or if they are using an accommodation with an auditory component that would disturb other test-takers.
What is Location (Setting Accommodations)?
400
For the EOC Reading test, under certain circumstances, students with disabilities may receive this accommodation even though the student has not been determined as eligible by the school division according to the criteria required for this accommodation on the Reading Assessment.
What is Read Aloud (or Audio)?
400
Student’s short-paper response will be read back by the Test Examiner or from a workstation equipped with text-to-speech capabilities.
What is Read Back Student Response?
500
These tests may be administered online over two days with the requirement that the student completes all of part 1 of the test on the first day and Exits the test at the "Stop" sign. The student must then finish all of part 2 of the test on the second day.
What is Multiple Test Sessions?
500
The student is assessed using adaptive equipment or special furniture, such as balance balls, cushions or a raised desk surface.
What is Adaptive or Special Furniture (Setting Accommodations)?
500
The Examiner/Proctor must read from the student’s computer in an individual test session.
What is Read Aloud Accommodation on CAT (Computer Adaptive Test)?
500
Students who cannot access the online spell check tool or other permitted spelling aid for the short-paper component of the online Writing test may use this accommodation to check spelling.
What is English Dictionary?