Accommodations Required Content for STC and TA Training

1. AccommodationsRequired Content for STC and TA Training

2. Big Picture Objectives Accommodations • Identify and understand the purpose of accommodations • Administer accommodations appropriately Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

3. Accommodations Definition • Established by the Oregon Accommodations Panel • Are practices and procedures in the areas of scheduling, setting, presentation and response that, when used in assessment, provide equitable access to all students. • They do not compromise the learning expectations, construct, grade-level standard, and/or measured outcome of the assessment. • Manual: http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/testing/admin/alt/ea/accman-update-7-7-2011-12_hc.pdf. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

4. Accommodations Purpose and Eligibility • Provide a student equal access and equal opportunity to meet or exceed grade level achievement standards. • All students are eligible as appropriate, including students with and without disabilities and students who have Limited English Proficiency. • Accommodations are determined based on an individual student’s need and are not identified for groups of students. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

5. Accommodations When to Identify Necessary accommodations should be identified and implemented during classroom instruction prior to the student’s participation in the state assessment. Accommodations used in state assessment must have been previously approved by the Accommodations Panel and listed in the Accommodations Tables. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

6. Accommodations When to Code • In TIDE or TA Approval Screen • In Tide, the required field is “Number of Accommodations” • More detailed codes are optional. This field is called “Accommodation Code” • In Student Centered Staging • Different naming convention in Student Centered Staging. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

7. Accommodations Read-Aloud Accommodation • Available for Math, Science, and Social Sciences (not for Reading) • Math read-aloud follows NAEP Guidelines • New for 2011-12, OAKS Online supports a computer-based read-aloud feature (note: equipment recommendations) • Human-administered read-aloud is still permitted • Must not distract other students testing

8. Accommodations Do’s and Don’ts Do’s • Refer to the accommodations manual for accommodations implementation guidance. • Refer to student’s IEP or classroom practices to determine which accommodations should be provided. • Note that although writing prompts may now be translated locally, they must be completed in advance by a trained translator endorsed by the district and must be stored securely. Translator also needs to be trained in Test Security and sign an Assurance of Test Security form. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

9. Accommodations Do’s and Don’ts (cont) Do’s (cont) • TAs may read numerals and math symbols aloud on the math test if they follow the guidance and examples posted on the ODE website. • In general, numbers and symbols can be read according to their common English usage. For example, > would be read as “is greater than.” • Numbers 99 and less should be read using standard place value language. For example, 23 would be read as “twenty-three.” • However, numbers greater than 99 should be read as individual numbers. For example, 579 would be read as “five seven nine.” Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

10. Accommodations Do’s and Don’ts (cont) Don’ts • TAs may not provide instruction or give suggestions regarding process. • TAs may not read Reading items or response choices aloud. • TAs may not choose to administer an accommodation for all students in a class or a grade. • TAs may not read ELPA items or response choices aloud. • Items may not be translated. • If you can’t find it in the TAM or Accommodations Manual, don’t do it. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

11. Accommodations Promising Practices • TAs communicate with students about math read-aloud guidelines (e.g. reading 89 as “eighty-nine” vs. reading 389 as “three eight nine”) before testing begins • Encourage students to “do their best” • Ask a student if he/she “needs a break” if they appear to lose focus Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

12. Accommodations In a Nutshell • Accommodations are determined and administered for individual students • Accommodations used during state assessments must be selected from the Accommodations Manual • Administration of accommodations for one student must not interfere with the testing conditions of another student Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

13. Accommodations Acorns for Storage • What are some common errors in the administration of accommodations and how can they be avoided? • Why should an accommodation be provided to a student? • May decisions regarding accommodations be made for: • Individual students? • Groups of students? Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

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