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This resource provides various read aloud options for ELL students, including having directions, passage, and prompt read aloud. It also includes other accommodations such as text-to-speech and the use of a magnifying device.
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P26 • P26Have directions, passage and prompt read aloud (Allowed for WESTEST 2 Online Writing and NAEP Writing) This is the only read aloud option for this test. P02 is not a universal read aloud code for Online Writing.
All available WESTEST 2Accommodation Codes • P01Use text to speech, excluding ELA reading passages –embedded (provided online) WESTEST 2 a recorded voice the student will need headphones • P02 Have test read aloud -WESTEST 2 may be administered individually by a trained examiner. • P15 Have directions only read aloud –Provided by a human only unless P01 • P18 Have directions rephrased by trained examiner • P23 Use a magnifying device to enlarge assessment material • P24 Use electronic translator or sign-dictionary to present test • P25 Use electronic translator or sign dictionary to present directions only • P26 Have directions, passage and prompt read aloud • P27 Use approved bilingual word to word dictionary
WESTEST 2Codes (continued) • R02 Indicate responses to a scribe (multiple-choice) • R04 Indicate responses to a scribe (constructed, extended and gridded response) • R15 Use a bilingual word to word dictionary • T03 Take more breaks (no studying) • T04 Use extra time for any timed test (extended time)(NAEP, ACT Explore and Plan are timed) • T07 Flexible scheduling, same day
Translation • ELA • English (default) Students can open a glossary to view terms presented on the test that may be unfamiliar to them. By design, all students can access the English glossary word list as a universal tool, unless this is disabled (“None”) or overridden by another language. • None (no glossary) • MATH • If a combination glossary is selected (e.g., English and Arabic or English and Russian), then the student will have access to both. • If a single glossary is selected (e.g., Mandarin), then the student will only have access to that glossary. The English glossary will not be available.
Resources • Make good decisions about who should be receive accommodations Participation Guidelines • OAA File Cabinet-Accommodations folder • Accommodations checklists • Smarter Balanced Accommodations Guidelines • Smarter Balanced Practice Tests