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Accommodations Training

Accommodations Training. STAAR 2012 Jamie Hicks and Christina Trotter Coordinators of Student Assessment. Agenda. Resources Optional Test Administration Procedures and Materials Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Documenting Accommodations. Accommodation Resources.

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Accommodations Training

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  1. AccommodationsTraining STAAR 2012 Jamie Hicks and Christina Trotter Coordinators of Student Assessment

  2. Agenda • Resources • Optional Test Administration Procedures and Materials • Accommodations for Students with Disabilities • Documenting Accommodations

  3. Accommodation Resources • TEA – Student Assessment webpage • TEA – Accommodations for Students with Disabilities taking STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR Modified, STAAR L and TELPAS • TEA Documents: • Critical Information about Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Taking STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR Modified, STAAR L and TELPAS • Optional Test Administration Procedures and Materials • The Accommodation Triangle • The Accommodation Request Process for Type 3 Accommodations

  4. Optional Test Administration Procedures and Materials STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR Modified, STAAR L, and TELPAS

  5. Optional Test Administration Procedures and Materials • Includes some things that have been called testing accommodations in previous years • Related to best practices for instruction • Available to any student who needs them • Not intended for every student in a class or disability category • Not recorded on answer document • Available on test administration materials web pages as well as accommodation resources • Allowed for any student NOT every student; test administrators should not distribute these materials on test day; make them available in front of room or ask students if they need it

  6. Optional Test Administration Procedures and Materials • Reading assistance on grade 3 mathematics • Highlighters or colored pencils • Procedures or materials to minimize distractions (e.g., stress ball, noise-reducing headphones) • Reading test aloud to self (e.g., reading into a voice-feedback device or voice recorder) • Signing or translating test administration directions • Scratch paper or other workspace • Colored overlays • Magnifying devices • Blank place markers • Preferential seating

  7. Available to all students but not intended for every student in a class or disability category. • Some students may not need or want. • Don’t distribute to every student on test day; make available in front of room or ask students if they need it Texas Education Agency January 25, 2012

  8. Accommodations STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR Modified, STAAR L, and TELPAS

  9. Accommodations • Are changes to instructional materials, procedures, or techniques that are made on an individual basis and allow a student with a disability to participate in grade-level or course instruction and testing • Should be evaluated regularly to determine effectiveness and to help plan for accommodations the student will need each year • Maybe appropriate for classroom use, but not allowed on state assessment • Routinely and effectively used • Individualized for each student • Are not changes to the content being assessed and should not replace the teaching of subject-specific knowledge and skills as outlined in the TEKS • Should not be provided to an entire group of students, such as those in the same class or disability • Are not necessary for every student • Should not be provided to a student without evidence of effectiveness

  10. Planning for Accommodation Use • Decision to use an accommodation must be made on an individual basis and take into consideration the needs of the student and whether the student routinely receives the accommodation during classroom instruction and testing. • After determining the instructional accommodation(s) that are effective for a student, the educator should investigate whether those accommodations are allowed on a statewide assessment. • Accommodations should be used Routinely, Effective and Independently (if applicable) • The student has used the accommodation often enough during classroom instruction and testing that he or she is able to use it independently during statewide assessment. Independent accommodation use is only applicable to some accommodations (calculator or word processor) and not to others (oral admin) • The accommodation has proven to be effective in meeting the student’s specific needs, as evidenced by student scores or teacher observations with and without accommodation use. This means that it is acceptable and appropriate to occasionally withhold an accommodation in order to confirm (or deny) its effectiveness.

  11. What Accommodations are Available? One Eligibility Criteria (REI) Two or more Eligibility Criteria (REI and additional criteria based on student needs) Additional Eligibility Criteria and Accommodation Request Form sent to TEA for approval REI - Must be for students with a specific need and they must routinely, effectively and independently (when applicable) use the accommodation during classroom instruction and testing.

  12. Specific Accommodation Information • In order to access information about each accommodation, you need to click on the links on TEA’s website. • A pdf document opens with the following information: • Description of Accommodation • Assessment the accommodation can be used on • Student Eligibility Criteria • Authority for Decision and Required Documentation • Examples/Types • Special Instructions/Considerations Click here to access Triangle

  13. Individual or Small-Group Administration

  14. Reminders to Stay on Task

  15. Amplification Devices

  16. Projection Devices Texas Education Agency January 25, 2012

  17. Manipulating Test Materials Texas Education Agency January 25, 2012

  18. Oral/Signed Administration

  19. Oral Administration (Continued) Texas Education Agency January 25, 2012

  20. Spelling Assistance Texas Education Agency January 25, 2012

  21. Spelling Assistance (Continued) Texas Education Agency January 25, 2012

  22. Math Manipulatives Texas Education Agency January 25, 2012

  23. Calculation Devices Texas Education Agency January 25, 2012

  24. Calulation Devices (Continued) Texas Education Agency January 25, 2012

  25. Basic Transcribing Texas Education Agency January 25, 2012

  26. Basic Transcribing (Continued) TEA stated that for students typing the written composition, 26 lines is equal to 1725 characters. Texas Education Agency January 25, 2012

  27. Basic Transcribing 2 “Transcribing Griddable Questions – Student Document” • Must be used when transcribing student responses to griddable questions. Also applies to LP tests. • Allows the student to know the maximum number of spaces available for an answer to a griddable question. • All student documents and a training document will be available in February at www.TexasAssessment.com. • STAAR Modified Geometry is a field test this spring; this sheet is not available.

  28. Supplemental Aids Texas Education Agency January 25, 2012

  29. Supplemental Aids (Continued) • District Process for SA: • Assessment/SpEd/Academics work together to approve SA • Academics posts approved SA on District Common • To have SA approved, work with ALTs and Curriculum Coordinators • Supplemental Aids Should Be: • High Quality • Grade Appropriate • Approved by Academics Texas Education Agency January 25, 2012

  30. Extra Time (Same Day)

  31. Extra Time (Same Day) Continued

  32. Large Print Texas Education Agency January 25, 2012

  33. Large Print (Continued) Texas Education Agency January 25, 2012

  34. Dictionary

  35. Dictionary (Continued) Texas Education Agency January 25, 2012

  36. Braille Texas Education Agency January 25, 2012

  37. Complex Transcribing Texas Education Agency January 25, 2012

  38. Complex Transcribing Texas Education Agency January 25, 2012

  39. Extra Day Texas Education Agency January 25, 2012

  40. Photocopying

  41. Photocopying (Continued)

  42. Other Texas Education Agency January 25, 2012

  43. Accommodation Request Process for Type 3 Accommodations • Online Accommodation Request Form will open by February 1, 2012 • Districts must follow a specific process • More specific training provided in Feb. TETN Determination of Student Eligibility for a Type 3 Accommodation Completion and Submission of Online Accommodation Request Form TEA Review and Decision Required Communication within District Texas Education Agency January 25, 2012

  44. Accommodation Request Process for Type 3 Accommodations • Remember… Only Type 3 Accommodations require the submission of an Accommodation Request Form • Complex Transcribing • Photocopy • Extra Day • Other - Always call TEA’s Accommodation Task Force if you think an accommodation is an Other Texas Education Agency January 25, 2012

  45. Documentation How do we verify students are eligible for accommodations? How do we know if Accommodations are being routinely used? How do we know if accommodations are effective?

  46. Teacher completes Accommodation Review Committee completes Texas Education Agency January 25, 2012

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