Assessment AccommodationsAndrew R Hinkle
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Accommodations for Online Assessments?
PARCC Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manual
Selection, administration, and evaluation
All students, SWD and EL
Mid Year, Performance Based and
End-of-Year assessments
Still to Come
PARCC Test Administration Manual
PARCC Style Guide
PARCC Assistive Technology Guidelines
PARCC Translation Policy
Still to Come
Online PD module on accommodations policies
State-level PD on accommodations
Accommodations policies for the Speaking & Listening and Diagnostic Assessments
Administrative Considerationsfor All Students
Small Group Testing
Frequent Breaks
Time of Day
Administrative Considerationsfor All Students
Separate or Alternate Location
Specified Area or Seating
Adaptive and Specialized Equipment or Furniture
Features for All Students
Accessibility Features
Accommodations
Features for All
Tools and supports for any student
Universal Design Features
Onscreen, tool bar or menu
Features for AllProvided by Test Administrator
Blank Paper
General Administration Directions Read Aloud and Repeated
General Administration Directions Clarified
Redirect Student to Test
Features for AllStudent Directed
• Audio Amplification• Eliminate Answer
Choices• Flag Items for
Review• Highlight Tool• Headphones
• Magnification• Enlargement Device• NotePad• Pop-Up Glossary• Spell Checker• Writing Tools
Accessibility Features
Not limited to IEP/504 plan or ELs
Identified in Advance
Selected and turned on as needed
Personal Needs Profile (PNP)
Accessibility Features
• Answer Masking• General Masking• Background Color• Font Color• Line Reader Tool• Text-to-Speech for the Mathematics Exam
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
Presentation Accommodations
Response Accommodations
Timing and Scheduling
Setting
Presentation Accommodations ELA
Text-to-Speech or Human Interpreter Video
Braille Edition
Multimedia Closed-Captioning
Descriptive Video
Presentation Accommodations Mathematics
Human Interpreter Video
Braille Edition
Presentation Accommodations Both Content Areas
Additional Assistive Technology
Tactile Graphics
Human Interpreter Video - Directions
Paper-and-pencil Edition
Response Accommodations ELA
Scribing or Speech-to-Text (Constructed Responses)
Word prediction on the ELA/Literacy Performance-Based Assessment
Response Accommodations Mathematics
Calculation Device and Mathematics Tools
(on Non-calculator Sessions of Mathematics Assessments)
Response Accommodations Both Content Areas
Additional Assistive Technology
Braille Note-taker
Scribing or Speech-to-Text (Mathematics and ELA selected response items)
Timing & Scheduling Accommodations
Extended Time
Setting Accommodations
Now for all
Unique/Emergency Accommodations
Accommodation not listed or
Recently-occurring accident or illness
Form and ODE approval
The Big 3A Recap
Text-to-Speech or Human Interpreter Video ELA
Scribing or Speech-to-Text (Constructed Responses)
Calculation Device and Mathematics Tools
(on Non-calculator Sessions of Mathematics Assessments)
Accommodations for ELL
Extended Time
Directions
Scribe or Speech-to-text
Word-to-Word Dictionary
ELL Translations
Native Language Glossary
Directions
Mathematics Assessments
Future Appendices
Many more to come
Spring Field Test
PBA March 24 – April 11, 2014
EOY May 5 – June 6, 2014
Spring Field TestLimitations
ASL video
Closed Captioning
Descriptive Video
Refreshable Braille
Additional Resources
http://www.parcconline.org/
Social Media
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