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State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR TM ) ELL ASSESSMENT UPDATE

State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR TM ) ELL ASSESSMENT UPDATE. ELL Assessment Policies for STAAR. Proposed commissioner rules* to be published soon in Texas Register for public comment Adoption expected by late fall

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State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR TM ) ELL ASSESSMENT UPDATE

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  1. State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAARTM) ELL ASSESSMENT UPDATE

  2. ELL Assessment Policies for STAAR • Proposed commissioner rules* to be published soon in Texas Register for public comment • Adoption expected by late fall STAAR ELL participation policies in this PowerPoint are not considered final until proposed rules are adopted * Note: No changes to TAKS grade 10 and TAKS exit level requirements for ELLs – TAKS policies stand for TAKS administrations

  3. STAAR Assessment Program Regular STAAR STAAR Spanish STAAR L STAAR Modified STAAR Alternate

  4. ELL Participation in STAAR Spanish • Available for students in grades 3–5 • To be administered if LPAC determines assessment in Spanish provides most appropriate measure of student’s academic progress

  5. ELL Participation in STAAR L • Maximum years in U.S. schools to take STAAR L • 3 unless unschooled asylee/refugee, then 5 • TELPAS proficiency level threshold • Student not eligible for STAAR L once advanced high rating attained on TELPAS reading test

  6. STAAR L Tests • Linguistically accommodated versions of STAAR 3–8 and EOC • STAAR L is for math, science, and social studies (EOC included) • No STAAR L for reading and writing • STAAR L tests are STAAR tests • Built with STAAR items to STAAR test specifications • Same achievement standards as regular STAAR

  7. STAAR L Remember, STAAR L is for • grades 3–8 and EOC • math, science, and social studies only

  8. What linguistic accommodations are allowable on STAAR L? * Provided by test administrator at request of student in 2012; by online testing interface in future

  9. Differences between TAKS LAT and STAAR L

  10. What linguistic accommodations are allowable on regular STAAR?

  11. Differences between TAKS LAT and STAAR L

  12. Will there be a STAAR L version of STAAR Spanish? No, just as native English speakers who take STAAR in English are not provided additional linguistic accommodations, native Spanish speakers who take STAAR in Spanish will not be provided additional linguistic accommodations. Linguistic accommodations are designed for students learning a new language. Linguistic accommodations make the meaning of words in the new language more comprehensible. 12

  13. Will there be Spanish or STAAR L versions of STAAR Modified? No, but linguistic accommodations allowable on STAAR L, plus a few others, will be available for ELLs taking STAAR Modified. *Unique to STAAR Modified 13

  14. STAAR Modified for ELLs ARD committees are required to work in conjunction with LPACs to determine and document test participation decisions and appropriate linguistic (and other) accommodations. For STAAR Modified participation requirements, go to: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/special-ed/staarm/ 14

  15. TAKS to STAAR: Key STAAR ELL Policies to Know • All ELLs participate – no exemptions from testing • STAAR L is just for math, science, and social studies, not reading or writing • Linguistic accommodations are not just for STAAR L • Moderate to substantial degree allowed for STAAR L • Limited degree allowed for regular STAAR • Degree allowed for STAAR Modified may vary (limited, moderate, substantial) depending on special education and second language acquisition needs • Linguistic accommodations do not apply to STAAR Spanish (test is already written in students’ native language)

  16. TAKS to STAAR: Key STAAR ELL Policies to Know • STAAR Modified linguistic accommodations are not subject to years in U.S. schools restrictions • STAAR L eligibility criteria are same across grades • No English/Spanish side-by-side linguistic accommodation • No oral translation or bilingual glossaries, except with STAAR Modified • No testing over two days • No requirement to give STAAR L on different day than STAAR

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