Accommodations Training Supplement on Math Read-Aloud

1. AccommodationsTraining Supplement on Math Read-Aloud Last updated: 02/10/10

2. What has changed? Accommodations • Test administrators (TAs) may now read numerals and symbols to students when administering a read-aloud accommodation. • Guidance and examples on reading numerals and symbols has been posted on the ODE website at: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=487 Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

3. Accommodations When reading numbers and symbols aloud, please use the guidance below: • In general, numbers and symbols can be read according to their common English usage. For example, would be read as “is greater than.” • Numbers less than 100 should be read using standard place value language. For example, 23 would be read as “twenty-three.” • However, numbers greater than 99 should be read as individual numbers. For example, 579 would be read as “five seven nine.” Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

4. Accommodations Training • If you plan to read numbers and symbols aloud during a math read-aloud accommodation, prior to testing you must thoroughly review the examples posted on the ODE website to ensure consistency in test administration. • For this school year, it is allowable to continue omitting the reading of numerals and symbols when administering a math read-aloud accommodation. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

5. Accommodations Best Practice • TAs communicate with students about read-aloud guidelines e.g. reading 89 as “eighty-nine” vs. reading 389 as “three eight nine.” • TA provides student with student friendly examples prior to testing. • TA keeps copy of read-aloud examples on hand during testing for easy reference vs. relying solely on memory. • TA notes any further examples not included in ODE provided materials and shares these with ODE for future versions. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

6. Accommodations Examples: Numbers • It took Sarah 3½ hours to get to Portland. • Read as: “It took Sarah three and one half hours to get to Portland.” • The cake cost Mrs. Moss $10.55. • Read as: “The cake cost Mrs. Moss ten dollars and fifty five cents.” • There are 632,407,981 books in the library. • Read as: “There are six three two comma four zero seven comma nine eight one books in the library.” Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

7. Accommodations Examples: Symbols • The temperature outside is 42 oF. • Read as: “The temperature outside is forty two degrees F.” • What is (y-5)÷6? • Read as: “What is the quantity ‘y’ minus five (pause) divided by six?” • The volume of a sphere is 4/3 πr3 • Read as: “The volume of a sphere is four thirds pi ‘r’ cubed.” Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

8. Accommodations Examples: Operations & Expressions • 35 +  = 90 • Read as: “Thirty five plus box equals ninety.” • What is 76 + 5,443? • Read as: “What is seventy-six plus five comma four four three?” • x2y3 = -36 • Read as: “ ‘x’ squared ‘y’ cubed is equal to negative thirty-six.” Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

9. Accommodations Preparing for Testing • The examples in this presentation are only an overview. • Prior to reading numbers and symbols to students as part of a math assessment read-aloud accommodation, all TAs must review the definitions and examples posted at: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=487 Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

10. Accommodations Questions? • If you have questions about administering this accommodation, contact your District Test Coordinator. • For math specific questions, contact Jim Leigh at James.Leigh@state.or.us. • For accommodations questions, contact Dianna Carrizales at Dianna.Carrizales@state.or.us Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

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