Test Read Aloud Accommodation

1. Test Read Aloud Accommodation Molly McGahey Molly.McGahey@dpi.nc.gov

2. Test Read Aloud (in English) (pg. 95) • There are three ways a student may have a test read aloud: • The test administrator reads the test aloud • A computer reads the test aloud • A combination of the two methods above • Teams may consider these options: • Student has everything read aloud • Student is to request read aloud • Student does not need numbers in math tests read aloud *Teams must specify the manner in which this accommodation will be provided in the student’s documentation*

3. Test Read Aloud - everything • Student must receive Testing in a Separate Room accommodation, either small group with other students requiring the same accommodations or in a one-on-one setting • Read everything indicates that the student needs every number, letter, and/or word read that is available on the screen or in the test book • For paper/pencil testing all students in the small group must use one test form (i.e., same form letter and form number) for these accommodations at one test site • For online testing when Test Read Aloud is marked in the SIQ, this will automatically generate the same test form at a grade level/subject area for all students who have this selected in the SIQ

4. Test Read Aloud - by request • For paper/pencil and online testing Student(s) must receive Testing in a Separate Room accommodation, either small group with other students requiring the same accommodations or in a one-on-one setting • The size of the testing location must be considered when more than one student is present during a testing session • The space must be big enough to accommodate these students as well as to minimize and prevent distractions for students

5. Test Read Aloud - by request • Scenario 1: • Group of 3 students with computer read aloud and read aloud by request • All students are wearing headphones • Would these students be able to test in a small group-separate setting together? • Yes • Make sure there is adequate space between students to minimize disruptions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • Scenario 2: • Group of 4 students completing a paper/pencil assessment with the read aloud by request accommodation • Would these students be able to test in a small group-separate setting together? • This would depend on the size of the testing location. The room would need to be large enough so students would not be interrupted by other students’ read aloud requests • The size of the group must be manageable for the test administrator

6. Test Read Aloud - computer • Student(s) may remain in the general education classroom if the student(s) can participate in the assessment listening to the computer while using headphones • The computer will not read aloud numbers or individual letters in charts, tables, graphs, etc. (Students who require numbers and individual letters to be read aloud must receive Testing in a Separate Room accommodation, either small group or one-on-one) • Student(s) may remain in the classroom who have the Scheduled Extended Time and Read Aloud (computer) accommodations • Students who have the Multiple Test Sessions accommodation must not remain in the general education classroom

7. Test Read Aloud - computer • When using the computer to read the test aloud: • Student(s) must use headphones • Without the use of headphones, a student would need to receive Testing in a Separate Room accommodation in a small group or in a one-on-one setting • These are human vocalizations using a number of different voices; therefore volume may differ from item to item within a single test form • Consider stress on bandwidth when scheduling

8. Test Read Aloud – test administrator • When administering to a small group, one test form must be used (i.e., same form letter and form number) for these accommodations at one test site • The students must have like accommodations in the small group • Test administrators needs to refer to page 98 in the guide for guidance on how to read math or science items aloud without providing clues or hints towards an answer. • For example, a test question asks: Which digit is in the hundreds place in the number 2,345? The test administrator would read the number aloud as “two—comma—three—four—five” instead of “two thousand three hundred forty-five.”

9. Student Reads Test Aloud to Self (pg. 93) • Must be tested in a one-on-one setting • Test administrator and proctor must not correct the student as he/she reads aloud • Test administrator and proctor must not read all or any of the test to the student (unless student also has the Test Read Aloud (in English) accommodation

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