February 27, 2013 Killeen Independent School District

1. Oral Administration February 27, 2013 Killeen Independent School District Assessment & Accountability

2. Training for Oral Administrations • Before conducting an oral administration, test administrators should read: • the instructions in appendix B of the appropriate Test Administrator manual, and • the Oral/Signed Administration accommodation policy document found on the Accommodations for Students with Disabilities webpage. • The campus coordinator will provide training in the procedures specific to an oral administration as outlined in the appendix and the policy document. • If conducting a signed administration to students who are deaf or hard of hearing, test administrators should also read the General Instructions for Administering Statewide Assessments to Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing document, also found on the Accommodations for Students with Disabilities webpage.

3. Oral Administration Policies

4. ORALADMINISTRATION • Test questions and answer choices may be read aloud to eligible students for the following tests: • mathematics • science • social studies • reading • all EOC tests except English I-III Writing • Two different levels of reading support: • read parts of the test questions and/or answer choices at student request • read all test questions and answer choices throughout the test Please refer to the Oral/Signed Administration accommodation policy found on the Accommodations Resource webpage for oral administration eligibility.

5. Assessments in Detail • For a student who meets the eligibility criteria, this accommodation may be used on ONLY • STAAR, STAAR Spanish, and STAAR Modified Reading (grades 3–8, English I, English II, and English III*) • ✓ Test questions, answer choices and required reference materials (as applicable) may be read aloud to a student • ✗ Reading selections may NEVER be read aloud to a student • STAAR and STAAR Modified Writing (grade 7, English I, English II, English III*) • ✓ Required reference materials may be read aloud to a student • ✗ Revising and editing passages, test questions, and answer choices may NEVER be read aloud to a student • * Not available on STAAR Modified

6. Assessments in Detail • For a student who meets the eligibility criteria, this accommodation may be used on ONLY • STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR Modified, and STAAR L • Mathematics (grades 3–8, Algebra I, geometry, and Algebra II*) • ✓ Test questions and answer choices may be read aloud to a student • Science (grades 5 and 8, biology, chemistry*, and physics*) • ✓ Test questions and answer choices may be read aloud to a student • Social Studies (grade 8, world geography, world history*, and U.S. history*) • ✓ Test questions and answer choices may be read aloud to a student • * Not available on STAAR Modified

7. Assessments in Detail (Cont.) • Oral administration is NOT allowed on: • the Grade 4 writing test and • the writing section of the English I, English II and English III tests. • The revising and editing passages, questions or answer choices on these tests may NEVER be read aloud. • Special Circumstance: The reading selections on the following tests may NEVER be read aloud to a student: • the Grades 3-8 reading tests and • the reading section of English I, English II and English III tests.

8. ORALADMINISTRATION It is the responsibility of the ARD committee, Section 504 committee, or a committee of knowledgeable persons to appropriately document the level of reading support the student needs. A student may request a change in the level of reading support provided during testing only if this option is documented. For example, the student may ask that the test administrator only read words on an as-needed basis.

9. Test Materials for Oral Administrations Ensure That the Same Test Form Is Used • When giving an oral administration in which the test administrator reads ALL test questions and answer choices throughout the test, the test administrator must have a test booklet with the same form number as the students. • Form 1 is the overage in all STAAR shipments, so this will most likely be the form that is used for oral administration groupings. • For STAAR Modified, multiple forms of the test exist, but only one form of each assessment is sent to a campus. So there should be only one form of STAAR Modified to distribute. • When giving an oral administration in which the test administrator reads parts of test questions and/or answer choices at student request, it is acceptable to read over the student’s shoulder. In these cases, the test administrator may or may not have a separate test booklet.

10. Oral Administration Training

11. Oral Administration Training Before conducting an oral administration, test administrators should familiarize themselves with Appendix B in the applicable Test Administration Manual for the assessment they are administering and with the information presented in the Oral/Signed Administration accommodation policy found on the Accommodation Resources webpage. Campus test coordinators will provide additional training in the procedures specific to an oral test administration as outlined in these two documents.

12. Oral Administration Test Security • All security measures outlined in the STAAR Test Administrator Manuals must be followed. • Test administrators must be aware that they are viewing secure content and are therefore required to initial and sign an additional section of the Oath of Test Security and Confidentiality for Test Administrator. • Test administrators may NOT respond to test questions, make notes about test questions, or discuss the content of the test at any time. In addition, test administrators may not write notes or calculations in a test booklet. • Nonverbal assistance may not be provided to students. • After an oral administration, no discussion or scoring of test items is allowed at any time.

13. Oral Administration Test Administration • Oral administrations should be provided by test administrators who are familiar with content-specific terms and symbols associated with the subject-area test. This will ensure that the test is administered accurately. • Prior to beginning the test, test administrators should explain to the student(s) the level of reading support they are allowed to provide during the test based on the documentation in the appropriate paperwork. • Each word, phrase, and/or sentence in the test questions and answer choices may be read aloud as many times as necessary. • No test content may be rephrased, clarified or interpreted.

14. Oral Administration Test Administration (continued) • Voice inflection must be kept neutral during the reading aloud of test questions and answer choices, although words that are boldfaced, italicized, or printed entirely in capital letters must be emphasized. • Unauthorized verbal and nonverbal assistance may not be provided to students. • After an oral administration, no discussion or scoring of test items is allowed at any time. • For an oral administration of the test questions and answer choices throughout the test, the test administrator and all students must have test booklets with the same form number. Students taking STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR L, or STAAR Modified assessments CANNOT be tested together in these situations.

15. Oral Administration GRADES 3-5EXAMPLES

16. Grade 5 Science Example Which diagram shows what would most likely happen if oil, water and a cork were all placed in one container? [“Look at the answer choices and mark your answer. Tell me whether you would like anything read aloud.”] It is NOT allowable to point to the parts of the diagram that represent oil, water and cork. When the answer choices contain graphics (e.g., table, graph, grid, diagram, map, photograph, cartoon, or picture), do not name or describe them. Instead, after reading the test question, say to the student, “Look at the answer choices and mark your answer.” If necessary, say, “Tell me whether you would like anything read aloud.”

17. Grades 3-5 Mathematics Example When a test question contains a graphic (e.g., table, graph, grid, diagram, map, photograph, cartoon, or picture), say to the student, “Take a few moments to look at the graphic and tell me whether you would like anything read aloud. Then let me know when you are ready to go on.” When reading aloud words, numbers, or symbols, be careful not to aid the student in interpreting or analyzing the information, since the ability to interpret and analyze is part of what is being tested. (Example: it is NOT allowable to say, “This [grocery store] is one of the parking lots.”)

18. Grades 3-5 Reading Example When a test question contains a text box (e.g., formula, scale, excerpt, quote from the selection, or caption), you may read aloud the text. Do NOT interpret or analyze any of the information. You may read aloud the boxed text in its entirety.

19. When content-specific terms and symbols appear in a test question or answer choices, read them in the same way the student hears them in daily instruction. This will ensure that the test is administered accurately. (The examples shown are only samples. Many other content-specific terms and symbols exist. Grades 3-5 Mathematics Example Example: “A 15 lb” must be read aloud as, “A, fifteen pounds.”

20. Grades 3-5 Mathematics Example When the content of a test question requires knowledge of place value, read the numbers as individual digits so as not to provide assistance in determining the answer. For example, read 3 as “three and seven over one hundred.” For example, read “3.007” as “three point zero zero seven.”

21. Oral Administration GRADES 6-8EXAMPLES

22. Grades 6-8 Mathematics Example Which Venn diagram best represents this information? [“Look at the answer choices and mark your answer. Tell me whether you would like anything read aloud.”] It is NOT allowable to say, “This part of the diagram shows how many eighth graders are in band.” When the answer choices contain graphics (e.g., table, graph, grid, diagram, map, photograph, cartoon, or picture), do not name or describe them. Instead, after reading the test question, say to the student, “Look at the answer choices and mark your answer.” If necessary, say, “Tell me whether you would like anything read aloud.”

23. Grade 8 Science Example When a test question contains a graphic (e.g., table, graph, grid, diagram, map, photograph, cartoon, or picture), say to the student, “Take a few moments to look at the graphic and tell me whether you would like anything read aloud. Then let me know when you are ready to go on.” When reading aloud words, numbers, or symbols, be careful not to aid the student in interpreting or analyzing the information, since the ability to interpret and analyze is part of what is being tested. (Example: it is NOT allowable to indicate what the arrows underneath the labels represent.)

24. Grade 8 Social Studies Example [“Take a few moments to look at the map and tell me whether you would like anything read aloud. Then let me know when you are ready to go on.”] Example: If a student needs help reading this, point to the words and say, “This says over one million.” It is NOT allowable to say, “The largest dot means over one million,” because that would be interpreting the key to the map.

25. Grades 6-8 Reading and Math Examples When a test question contains a text box (e.g., formula, scale, excerpt, quote from the selection, or caption), you may read aloud the text. Do NOT interpret or analyze any of the information. You may read aloud the boxed text in its entirety. Examples: “C = 2” must be read as “C equals two, pi, r” and “Circumference of a circle = 2 radius” must be read as “Circumference of a circle equals two times pi times radius.”

26. When content-specific terms and symbols appear in a test question or answer choices, read them in the same way the student hears them in daily instruction. This will ensure that the test is administered accurately. (The examples shown are only samples. Many other content-specific terms and symbols exist. Grade 8 Science and Grades 6-8 Mathematics Examples Example: “ + 5” must be read aloud as, “C three H eight plus five O two yields.” Example: “A” must be read aloud as, “A, thirty-two over pi,” or “A, thirty-two divided by pi.” Example: “D 32 ” must be read aloud as, “D, thirty-two times two pi.”

27. Oral Administration EOC EXAMPLES

28. Algebra II Example When the answer choices contain graphics (e.g., table, graph, grid, diagram, map, photograph, cartoon, or picture), do not name or describe them. Instead, after reading the test question, say to the student, “Look at the answer choices and mark your answer.” If necessary, say, “Tell me whether you would like anything read aloud.” Which grid shows the graph f-1? [“Look at the answer choices and mark your answer. Tell me whether you would like anything read aloud.” It is NOT allowable to name the coordinates of each point.]

29. Biology When a test question contains a graphic (e.g., table, graph, grid, diagram, map, photograph, cartoon, or picture), say to the student, “Take a few moments to look at the graphic and tell me whether you would like anything read aloud. Then let me know when you are ready to go on.” When reading aloud words, numbers, or symbols, be careful not to aid the student in interpreting or analyzing the information, since the ability to interpret and analyze is part of what is being tested. (Example: it is NOT allowable to indicate that Phytoplankton is a producer.)

30. World History Example [“Take a few moments to look at the table and tell me whether you would like anything read aloud. Then let me know when you are ready to go on.”] Example: If reading this aloud, do not define any terms. You may only read aloud the words shown.

31. English I Reading Example When a test question contains a text box (e.g., formula, scale, excerpt, quote from the selection, or caption), you may read aloud the text. Do NOT interpret or analyze any of the information. You may read aloud the boxed text in its entirety.

32. World Geography Example You may read aloud the boxed text in its entirety.

33. When content-specific terms and symbols appear in a test question or answer choices, read them in the same way the student hears them in daily instruction. This will ensure that the test is administered accurately. (The examples shown are only samples. Many other content-specific terms and symbols exist. Example: must be read aloud as, “A, the measure of angle A is congruent to the measure of angle C.” Example: , , must be read aloud as, “… line segment AB is parallel to line segment CD, angle A is congruent to angle B, and line segment AB is not congruent to line segment CD.” Geometry Example

34. Physics Example Example: 6.0 V must be read aloud as, “… six point zero volt battery …” Example: 18.0 must be read aloud as, “eighteen point zero ohms.” Example: D 3.3 A must be read aloud as, “D, three point three amperes.”