Test-Taking Tools Jeopardy (STAAR Accommodations)

Content & Supports

100

I sometimes struggle to read the questions by myself and I get stuck. What can help me?

Text-to-speech / oral reading

200

I see words I don’t know, and pictures and definitions help me understand. What can help me on the online test?

Content & Language Supports

300

My teacher repeats the directions because I didn’t hear them the first time. What is this called?
 

Clarification of directions

400

My teacher reads the answer choices out loud to me. What is this called?”

Oral administration

500

Can my reading passage be read out loud on the reading STAAR?”

No

Presentation

100

The letters are too small for me to read. What can help?

Large print

200

I see the page better with a colored overlay. What is this called?

Color overlay / background adjustment

300

I want to make the text bigger on the screen. What can help me?

Magnification

400

I get distracted by people or noises around me. Where can I go

Small group / reduced distractions/ quiet area

500

I need to sit in a certain seat to pay attention better. What is this called?

Preferential seating

Timing & Scheduling

100

I need more time to finish the test, but I can do it all in one day. What can help?

Extra time (same day)

200

I get tired or can't focus if I work too long. What can help me stay focused?

Frequent breaks

300

I can’t finish the test all at once. Can I take it in parts

Multiple sessions (same day)

400

I need to finish my test tomorrow instead of today. What must happen first?

Approval (extra day)

500

Without any special approval, when must the test be finished?

Same day

Response

100

I can tell my answer, but I can’t write it. What can my teacher do?

Scribing

200

I can speak my answer and the computer will write it for me. What can I use?

Speech-to-text

300

I like typing my answers instead of writing by hand. What can I do?

Typing Reponses

400

I’m struggling with multiplying and dividing. What can I use on my math test?

Calculator

500

I cannot write at all but I can explain my answers. What can help me?

Transcribing / scribing

Supplemental Aids

100

I forget my multiplication facts. What can help me?

Math chart

200

I need help planning my writing answer. What can I use?

Graphic organizer

300

I need a trick to remember steps in math. What can help? (Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally)

Mnemonic device

400

A classroom anchor chart is on the wall. Can a student use it on STAAR?

No (Everything must be covered and/or taken down.) 

500

What must be true for any aid to be allowed?

Routinely used in class and in your accommodations