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Testing Updates
LEP Coordinators TrainingSeptember 18, 2013
Presented by: Carrie Perkis
Information from this presentation is located in:
Guidelines for Testing Students Identified as Limited English
Proficient publication(August 2013)
Testing Students Identified as LEP Website:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/policies/slep
/
Testing Accommodations Website:
www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/policies/accom/
ANNUAL LEP ASSESSMENTS
• W-APT – initial screener• ACCESS for ELLs – annual LEP
assessment – February 3 – March 14, 2014
• Alternate ACCESS for ELLs – required beginning 2013-14 school year (was an option in 2012-13)– February 3 – March 14, 2014
Alternate ACCESS Eligibility• Current IEP• Instructed on Extended Content Standards• Significant cognitive disability• Prior year ACCESS score yielded NA across any
and/or all domains or yielded a composite score of less than 2.0
• If student doesn’t have prior ACCESS testing, W-APT results have proficiency level of 1 in all applicable domains
Alternate ACCESS
• Must be documented in student’s IEP• Alternate ACCESS has max composite
score of 2.0 – student cannot exit on the alternate, but can show growth
STATE-DEVELOPED ASSESSMENTS (EOG AND EOC)
Online vs. Paper-Pencil Assessments• EOG ELA/Reading and Mathematics (3-8)
– Paper-and-pencil only• EOG Science (5 & 8)
– Online, paper-and-pencil option
• EOC English II, Math I, Biology– Online, paper-and-pencil option
Testing Accommodations• LEP students must meet eligibility criteria
for accommodations– Score below level 5.0 Bridging on reading
subtest of W-APT/ACCESS– Eligible for accommodations on all state-
developed tests
• LEP students have access to 7 testing accommodations
Accommodations for LEP Students• Word-to-Word Bilingual Dictionary/Electronic
Translator• Multiple Testing Sessions• Scheduled Extended Time• Student Reads Test Aloud to Self• Test Administrator Reads Test Aloud (In English)• Computer Reads Test Aloud – Student Controlled• Testing in a Separate Room
Computer Reads Test Aloud – Student Controlled• Available for online math and science tests• Must be enabled in student interface
questions (SIQ) before testing• Separate room (one-on-one) required
unless headphones are used• Student clicks on speaker icon next to text
to activate read aloud option• Consider bandwidth when scheduling
Computer Reads Test Aloud – Student Controlled (cont’d)• Limitation: only item stems and answer choices read
by computer• Human Vocalization• Set volume before testing – secure browser• For an online assessment, student may
have the test read aloud by:– Test administrator reads aloud– Computer reads aloud – student controlled– Combination of the two methods
Questions?Comments?Concerns?