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Summarized by TISD Assessment Office from TETN Events #10416 /#10417

Reading/ELA ACCOMMODATIONS for Students with Disabilities Taking STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR Modified, STAAR L, or TELPAS. Summarized by TISD Assessment Office from TETN Events #10416 /#10417 October 13, 2011 /November 18, 2011 TEA Student Assessment Division. Individual/Small Group.

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Summarized by TISD Assessment Office from TETN Events #10416 /#10417

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  1. Reading/ELAACCOMMODATIONSfor Students with Disabilities Taking STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR Modified, STAAR L, or TELPAS Summarized by TISD Assessment Office from TETN Events #10416/#10417 October 13, 2011/November 18, 2011 TEA Student Assessment Division

  2. Individual/Small Group 10/13/2011 TETN #10416/11/18/11 #10417 TEA Student Assessment Division

  3. Accommodation-Specific Policy For each type of accommodation, the following color-coded information is available through the links in the Accommodation Triangle: • Description of Accommodation • Assessments on which it may be used • Student Eligibility Criteria • Authority for Decision and Required Documentation • Examples/Types • Special Instructions/Considerations • Student Scenarios (if applicable) 10/13/2011 TETN #10416/11/18/11 #10417 TEA Student Assessment Division

  4. Supplemental Aids • Description of Accommodation Supplemental aids are paper-based resources that assist a student in recalling information. • Assessments For a student who meets the eligibility criteria, this accommodation may be used on STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR Modified, STAAR L 10/13/2011 TETN #10416/11/18/11 #10417 TEA Student Assessment Division

  5. Supplemental Aids • Student Eligibility Criteria • Special education only • Routinely, independently, & effectively used • Has a disability that affects memory retrieval, focus, or organization and is severe enough to prevent student from learning and retaining information as effectively as non-disabled peers despite multiple opportunities to learn, varied instructional strategies, and high-quality instruction. 10/13/2011 TETN #10416/11/18/11 #10417 TEA Student Assessment Division

  6. Supplemental AidsExamples/Types • This accommodation may ONLY include • Mnemonic devices • Blank graphic organizers may be used but may NEVER contain titles, words, labels, acronyms, mnemonics, or symbols. • A list of grade-appropriate grammar and mechanics rules may be used. The list may NEVER contain any specific examples. 10/13/2011 TETN #10416/11/18/11 #10417 TEA Student Assessment Division

  7. Supplemental AidsExamples/Types • This is an exhaustive list. • No other supplemental aids are allowed. • Be sure to read the complete accommodation policy for guidelines regarding labeling and other details on the Accommodations Triangle. 10/13/2011 TETN #10416/11/18/11 #10417 TEA Student Assessment Division

  8. Supplemental Aids • Special Instructions/Considerations Be sure to read this section in the Accommodations Triangle for other related information and security requirements, 10/13/2011 TETN #10416/11/18/11 #10417 TEA Student Assessment Division

  9. Want additional supplemental aids? • For the 2011-2012 school year, these lists represent what eligible students can use. • TEA will not accept ARFs for additional supplemental aids. • TEA encourages feedback from educators about supplemental aids that can be added to the lists for future years. This will be requested after spring testing. 10/13/2011 TETN #10416/11/18/11 #10417 TEA Student Assessment Division

  10. Oral/Signed Administration • Description of Accommodation This accommodation allows a test administrator to provide reading support, through speech or signing, to a student with a disability. 10/13/2011 TETN #10416/11/18/11 #10417 TEA Student Assessment Division

  11. Oral/Signed Administration • Assessments For a student who meets eligibility criteria, this accommodation may be used only on STAAR, STAAR Spanish, and STAAR Modified - Reading Grades 3-8 √Test questions and answer choices may be read aloud to a student X Reading selections may NEVER be read aloud - Writing Grades 4 and 7 √The writing prompt may be read aloud to a student. X Revising and editing passages, test questions, and answer choices may NEVER be read aloud to a student. 10/13/2011 TETN #10416/11/18/11 #10417 TEA Student Assessment Division

  12. Oral/Signed Administration • Assessments continued -English I, II, and English III √Test questions and answer choices on the reading section may be read aloud to a student X Reading selections may NEVER be read aloud √The writing prompt may be read aloud to a student. X Revising and editing passages, test questions, and answer choices may NEVER be read aloud to a student. 10/13/2011 TETN #10416/11/18/11 #10417 TEA Student Assessment Division

  13. Oral/Signed Administration • Student Eligibility Criteria • Routinely and effectively used • Meets at least one of the following: • The student receives special education services and is identified with dyslexia or has evidence of reading difficulties • The student receives Section 504 services and is identified with dyslexia or has evidence of reading difficulties. • The student does not receive special education or Section 504 services but is identified with dyslexia. 10/13/2011 TETN #10416/11/18/11 #10417 TEA Student Assessment Division

  14. Oral AdministrationExamples/Types • TWO levels of reading support: • Reading parts of the test questions and/or answer choices at student request • Reading all test questions and answer choices throughout the test • TEA removed the level of “reading the test in its entirety” because reading selections can never be read aloud. 10/13/2011 TETN #10416/11/18/11 #10417 TEA Student Assessment Division

  15. Oral Administration • Special Instructions/Considerations • Be sure to read this section in the Accommodations Triangle for test administrator training requirements and responsibilities 10/13/2011 TETN #10416/11/18/11 #10417 TEA Student Assessment Division

  16. Additional Resources • TEA Accommodations Web Page http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/accommodations/staar-telpas/ • TISD SharePoint Assessment Page http://tisdsp01/curriculum/staffsupport/assessment/SitePages/Home.aspx • TISD Assessment Office, Special Education Office, Reading/ELA Curriculum Coordinator and Facilitators

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