Accessibility and Accommodations Introduction Accessibility and Accommodations Positive
Accessibility and Accommodations
Introduction
Accessibility and Accommodations Positive and productive assessment experience Results that are fair and accurate
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Accessibility and Accommodations college- and careerreadiness
Accessibility and Accommodations Validity depends on students having appropriate: • universal tools • designated supports • accommodations when needed
Accessibility and Accommodations Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines www. smarterbalanced. org
Accessibility and Accommodations Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines Following these Guidelines will contribute to a valid test score for students.
Accessibility and Accommodations 1) What are the available designated supports and accommodations for students?
Accessibility and Accommodations 2) What do the designated supports and accommodations look like in the test delivery system?
Accessibility and Accommodations 3) How do I ensure that students receive their assigned designated supports and accommodations within the test delivery system (embedded) as well as those beyond the test delivery system (non -embedded)?
Accessibility and Accommodations The examples shown in this module are for the Smarter Balanced open source system. It is important to note that the way to access these tools and how these tools present on your screen may vary slightly depending on the test delivery system used in your state.
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Accessibility and Accommodations For the summative assessments, a state can provide students with the universal tools, designated supports, and accommodations that are included in the Smarter Balanced Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines.
Accessibility and Accommodations Check with your school’s staff (such as test coordinators, special education teachers, and bilingual team) if you have a question about the use of a particular accessibility resource.
Accessibility and Accommodations Same Expectations
Accessibility and Accommodations Exemptions May Apply
Accessibility and Accommodations Check with your school test coordinator or the state department of education for participation requirements.
Universal Tools Embedded Breaks, Calculator, Digital Notepad, English Dictionary, English Glossary, Expandable Passages, Global Notes, Highlighter, Keyboard Navigation, Mark for Review, Math Tools, Spell Check, Strikethrough, Writing Tools, Zoom Non-embedded Breaks, English Dictionary, Scratch Paper, Thesaurus
Universal Tools Embedded Breaks, Calculator, Digital Notepad, English Dictionary, English Glossary, Expandable Passages, Global Notes, Highlighter, Keyboard Navigation, Line Reader, Mark for Review, Math Tools, Spell Check, Strikethrough, Thesaurus, Writing Tools, Zoom Non-embedded Breaks, English Dictionary, Scratch Paper, Thesaurus Designated Supports Embedded Color Contrast, Illustration Glossaries, Masking, Mouse Pointer, Streamline, Text-tospeech, Translated Test Directions, Translations (Glossary), Translations (Stacked), Turn off Any Universal Tools Non-embedded Amplification, Bilingual Dictionary, Color Contrast, Color Overlays, Illustration Glossaries, Magnification, Medical Supports, Noise Buffers, Read Aloud in Spanish, Scribe, Separate Setting, Simplified Test Directions, Translations (Glossary) Accommodation s Embedded American Sign Language, Braille Transcript, Closed Captioning, Text-to-speech Non-embedded 100 s number table, Abacus, Alternate Response Options, Braille, Calculator, Multiplication Table, Print on Demand, Read Aloud, Scribe, Speech-to-text, Word Prediction
Universal Tools Embedded Breaks, Calculator, Digital Notepad, English Dictionary, English Glossary, Expandable Passages, Global Notes, Highlighter, Keyboard Navigation, Mark for Review, Math Tools, Spell Check, Strikethrough, Writing Tools, Zoom Non-embedded Breaks, English Dictionary, Scratch Paper, Thesaurus Designated Supports Embedded Color Contrast, Illustration Glossaries, Masking, Mouse Pointer, Streamline, Text-to-speech, Translated Test Directions, Translations (Glossary), Translations (Stacked), Turn off Any Universal Tools Non-embedded Amplification, Bilingual Dictionary, Color Contrast, Color Overlay, Illustration Glossaries, Magnification, Medical Supports, Noise Buffers, Read Aloud in Spanish, Scribe, Separate Setting, Simplified Test Directions, Translation (Glossary) Accommodation s Embedded American Sign Language, Braille Transcript, Closed Captioning, Text-tospeech Non-embedded 100 s number table, Abacus, Alternate Response Options, Braille, Calculator, Multiplication Table, Print on Demand, Read Aloud, Scribe, Speech-to-text, Word Prediction
Universal Tools Embedded Breaks, Calculator, Digital Notepad, English Dictionary, English Glossary, Expandable Passages, Global Notes, Highlighter, Keyboard Navigation, Line Reader, Mark for Review, Math Tools, Spell Check, Strikethrough, Writing Tools, Zoom Non-embedded Breaks, English Dictionary, Scratch Paper, Thesaurus Designated Supports Embedded Color Contrast, Illustration Glossaries, Masking, Mouse Pointer, Streamline, Text-to-speech, Translated Test Directions, Translations (Glossary), Translations (Stacked), Turn off Any Universal Tools Non-embedded Amplification, Bilingual Dictionary, Color Contrast, Color Overlay, Illustration Glossaries, Magnification, Medical Supports, Noise Buffers, Read Aloud in Spanish, Scribe, Separate Setting, Simplified Test Directions, Translation (Glossary) Accommodation s Embedded American Sign Language, Braille Transcript, Closed Captioning, Text-tospeech Non-embedded 100 s number table, Abacus, Alternate Response Options, Braille, Calculator, Multiplication Table, Print on Demand, Read Aloud, Scribe, Speech-to-text, Word Prediction
Universal Tools Embedded Breaks, Calculator, Digital Notepad, English Dictionary, English Glossary, Expandable Passages, Global Notes, Highlighter, Keyboard Navigation, Mark for Review, Math Tools, Spell Check, Strikethrough, Writing Tools, Zoom Non-embedded Breaks, English Dictionary, Scratch Paper, Thesaurus Designated Supports Embedded Color Contrast, Illustration Glossaries, Masking, Streamline, Text-to-speech, Translated Test Directions, Translations (Glossary), Translations (Stacked), Turn off Any Universal Tools Non-embedded Amplification, Bilingual Dictionary, Color Contrast, Color Overlay, Illustration Glossaries, Magnification, Medical Supports, Noise Buffers, Read Aloud in Spanish, Scribe, Separate Setting, Simplified Test Directions, Translation (Glossary) Accommodation s Embedded American Sign Language, Braille Transcript, Closed Captioning, Text-tospeech Non-embedded 100 s number table, Abacus, Alternate Response Options, Braille, Calculator, Multiplication Table, Print on Demand, Read Aloud, Scribe, Speech-to-text, Word Prediction
Universal Tools Embedded Breaks, Calculator, Digital Notepad, English Dictionary, English Glossary, Expandable Passages, Global Notes, Highlighter, Keyboard Navigation, Mark for Review, Math Tools, Spell Check, Strikethrough, Writing Tools, Zoom Non-embedded Breaks, English Dictionary, Scratch Paper, Thesaurus Designated Supports Embedded Color Contrast, Illustration Glossaries, Masking, Streamline, Text-to-speech, Translated Test Directions, Translations (Glossary), Translations (Stacked), Turn off Any Universal Tools Non-embedded Amplification, Bilingual Dictionary, Color Contrast, Color Overlay, Illustration Glossaries, Magnification, Medical Supports, Noise Buffers, Read Aloud in Spanish, Scribe, Separate Setting, Simplified Test Directions, Translation (Glossary) Accommodation s Embedded American Sign Language, Braille Transcript, Closed Captioning, Streamline, Text-to-speech Non-embedded 100 s number table, Abacus, Alternate Response Options, Braille, Calculator, Multiplication Table, Print on Demand, Read Aloud, Scribe, Speech-to-text, Word Prediction
Universal Tools Embedded Breaks, Calculator, Digital Notepad, English Dictionary, English Glossary, Expandable Passages, Global Notes, Highlighter, Keyboard Navigation, Mark for Review, Math Tools, Spell Check, Strikethrough, Writing Tools, Zoom Non-embedded Breaks, English Dictionary, Scratch Paper, Thesaurus Designated Supports Embedded Color Contrast, Illustration Glossaries, Masking, Streamline, Text-to-speech, Translated Test Directions, Translations (Glossary), Translations (Stacked), Turn off Any Universal Tools Non-embedded Amplification, Bilingual Dictionary, Color Contrast, Color Overlay, Illustration Glossaries, Magnification, Medical Supports, Noise Buffers, Read Aloud in Spanish, Scribe, Separate Setting, Streamline, Simplified Test Directions, Translation (Glossary) Accommodation s Embedded American Sign Language, Braille Transcript, Closed Captioning, Text-tospeech Non-embedded 100 s number table, Abacus, Alternate Response Options, Braille, Calculator, Multiplication Table, Print on Demand, Read Aloud, Scribe, Speech-to-text, Word Prediction
Usability, Accessibility and Accommodations
What Are Designated Supports?
Defined Designated supports for the Smarter Balanced assessments are those resources that are available for use by any student for whom the need has been indicated by an educator or team of educators with parent/guardian and student. Assigning a designated support does not require documentation of need in an IEP or 504 plan. It is recommended that a consistent process be used to determine these supports for individual students. Designated supports need to be identified and assigned in TIDE, prior to assessment administration. Students should be familiar with using the designated supports assigned to them. Decisions Defined What Are Designated Supports?
Decisions Defined What Are Designated Supports? Decisions Informed adults make decisions about these designated supports. Ideally, the decisions are made by educators familiar with the student’s needs, as well as those supports that the student has been using during instruction and for other assessments. Student and parent/guardian participation in the decision, particularly for older students, is also recommended.
What Are Accommodations?
Defined Accommodations are changes in procedures or materials that increase equitable access during the Smarter Balanced assessments. Assessment accommodations generate valid assessment results for students who need them; they allow these students to show what they know and can do. Smarter Balanced states have identified accommodations for students for whom there is a documented need for the accommodation(s) on an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or 504 accommodation plan or special circumstance, such as the example of the broken arm. Decisions Defined What Are Accommodations?
Decisions Defined What Are Accommodations? Decisions IEP teams, educators, and parents/guardians make decisions about accommodations. These teams (or educators for 504 plans) provide evidence of the need for accommodations and ensure that they are noted on the IEP or 504 plan. The School Testing Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that all accommodations documented in student IEP or 504 records are requested from the State Assessment Section. To request an accommodation, the School Testing Coordinator submits an accommodation Verification form to the State Assessment Section. Verified accommodations will be set in TIDE by the State.
Accommodations Designated Supports Making Decisions about Designated Supports and Accommodations Decisions The Smarter Balanced Resources and Practices Comparison Crosswalk was developed to help educators and decision makers identify similarities between the assessment resources and classroom practices. Smarter Balanced suggests the use of the Individual Student Assessment Accessibility Profile (ISAAP) process and ISAAP, or tool similar to ISAAP, when making decisions. However, the ISAAP tool is not a replacement for an IEP/504 plan. These resources are available on the alohahsap. org portal website.
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Assigning Designated Supports and Accommodations
Accessibility and Accommodations
Universal Tools Embedded Breaks, Calculator, Digital Notepad, English Dictionary, English Glossary, Expandable Passages, Global Notes, Highlighter, Keyboard Navigation, Mark for Review, Math Tools, Spell Check, Strikethrough, Writing Tools, Zoom Non-embedded Breaks, English Dictionary, Scratch Paper, Thesaurus Designated Supports Embedded Color Contrast, Illustration Glossaries, Masking, Streamline, Text-to-speech, Translated Test Directions, Translations (Glossary), Translations (Stacked), Turn off Any Universal Tools Non-embedded Amplification, Bilingual Dictionary, Color Contrast, Color Overlay, Illustration Glossaries, Magnification, Medical Supports, Noise Buffers, Read Aloud in Spanish, Scribe, Separate Setting, Simplified Test Directions, Translation (Glossary) Accommodation s Embedded American Sign Language, Braille Transcript, Closed Captioning, Text-tospeech Non-embedded 100 s number table, Abacus, Alternate Response Options, Braille, Calculator, Multiplication Table, Print on Demand, Read Aloud, Scribe, Speech-to-text, Word Prediction
Accessibility and Accommodations
Accessibility and Accommodations Confirm that students are assigned the appropriate designated supports and accommodations
Accessibility and Accommodations The Test Administrator should use this list when granting students access to the test through the test delivery system.
Accessibility and Accommodations Review each student’s information to ensure that he or she has the correct designated support(s) and/or accommodation(s) set.
Accessibility and Accommodations The student should not proceed with testing until the discrepancy is resolved.
Approvals and Test Settings
Approvals and Student Test Settings Standard or Custom
Approvals and Student Test Settings
Approvals and Student Test Settings
Embedded Designated Supports
Embedded Designated Supports 1) Color Contrast 2) Illustration Glossaries 3) Masking 4) Mouse Pointer 5) Streamline 6) Text-to-speech 7) Translated Test Directions 8) Translations (Glossary) 9) Translations (Stacked) 10) Turn off Any Universal Tools
Universal Tools Embedded Breaks, Calculator, Digital Notepad, English Dictionary, English Glossary, Expandable Passages, Global Notes, Highlighter, Keyboard Navigation, Mark for Review, Math Tools, Spell Check, Strikethrough, Writing Tools, Zoom Non-embedded Breaks, English Dictionary, Scratch Paper, Thesaurus Designated Supports Embedded Color Contrast, Illustration Glossaries, Masking, Streamline, Text-to-speech, Translated Test Directions, Translations (Glossary), Translations (Stacked), Turn off Any Universal Tools Non-embedded Amplification, Bilingual Dictionary, Color Contrast, Color Overlay, Illustration Glossaries, Magnification, Medical Supports, Noise Buffers, Read Aloud in Spanish, Scribe, Separate Setting, Simplified Test Directions, Translation (Glossary) Accommodation s Embedded American Sign Language, Braille Transcript, Closed Captioning, , Text-tospeech Non-embedded 100 s number table, Abacus, Alternate Response Options, Braille, Calculator, Multiplication Table, Print on Demand, Read Aloud, Scribe, Speech-to-text, Word Prediction
COLOR CONTRAST
COLOR CONTRAST
ILLUSTRATION GLOSSARIES (math only)
MASKING
MOUSE POINTER
Streamlined Interface Standard Interface Streamlined Interface
TEXT-to-SPEECH For ELA CAT Items (Not Reading Passages) For Math, Science, and ELA PT Stimuli and Items
TEXT-to-SPEECH For ELA Items, ELA PT Stimuli, Math Items and Stimuli (Not Reading Passages)
Translated Glossaries (math only): Student can be assigned: • English glossary only (default- Universal Tool) • English and one second-language glossary • One second-language glossary only • No glossary at all (by turning this off in universal tools)
Glossary Languages (math only) : • Spanish • Vietnamese • Arabic • Filipino (Tagalog/Ilokano) • Cantonese • Hmong • Somali • Mandarin • Korean • Punjabi • Russian • Ukrainian • Burmese
Translated Glossaries (math only)
Translated Glossaries (math only)
Audio feature of Translated Glossary (math only)
Stacked Translations (math only)
Turning off Universal Tools • English Dictionary • English Glossary • Expandable Passages • Mark for Review • Strikethrough
Turning off Universal Tools
Non-Embedded Supports Embedded Non. Embedded
Non-Embedded Designated Supports
Non- Embedded Designated Supports 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Amplification Bilingual Dictionary Color Contrast Color Overlay Illustration Glossaries Magnification Medical Supports Noise Buffers Read Aloud in Spanish Scribe Separate Setting Simplified Test Directions Translations (Glossary)
ebm. E -no. N Amplification allows a student to adjust the volume beyond the computer’s built in settings using headphones or other non-embedded devices.
bm. E -no. N lluf ALE( Bilingual Dictionary > Diccionario, colección alfabética de las palabras de una lengua, arte o ciencia, con sus definiciones o explicaciones.
Non- Embedded Designated Supports Color Contrast
Non- Embedded Designated Supports Color Overlay
Non- Embedded Designated Supports Illustration Glossaries (math only)
Non- Embedded Designated Supports Magnification
Non- Embedded Designated Supports Medical Support Students may have access to an electronic device for medical purposes (e. g. , Glucose Monitor).
Non-Embedded Designated Support Noise Buffers Noise Cancelling
Non- Embedded Designated Supports Read Aloud For ELA Items, ELA PT Stimuli, Math Items and Stimuli (Not Reading Passages) To create a fraction greater than….
Non- Embedded Designated Supports Read Aloud in Spanish For Math Items and Stimuli Selecciona todos los números de….
Non- Embedded Designated Supports Scribe For ELA CAT items and non-PT full write and Math Items
Non- Embedded Designated Supports Separate Setting
Non- Embedded Designated Supports Simplified Test Directions After I approve you to begin testing, make sure that you…
Non- Embedded Designated Supports Translated Test Directions For Math Only
Non- Embedded Designated Supports Translated Glossary For Math Items
Universal Tools Embedded Breaks, Calculator, Digital Notepad, English Dictionary, English Glossary, Expandable Passages, Global Notes, Highlighter, Keyboard Navigation, Mark for Review, Math Tools, Spell Check, Strikethrough, Writing Tools, Zoom Non-embedded Breaks, English Dictionary, Scratch Paper, Thesaurus Designated Supports Embedded Color Contrast, Illustration Glossaries, Masking, Streamline, Text-to-speech, Translated Test Directions, Translations (Glossary), Translations (Stacked), Turn off Any Universal Tools Non-embedded Amplification, Bilingual Dictionary, Color Contrast, Color Overlay, Illustration Glossaries, Magnification, Medical Supports, Noise Buffers, Read Aloud in Spanish, Scribe, Separate Setting, Simplified Test Directions, Translation (Glossary) Accommodation s Embedded American Sign Language, Braille Transcript, Closed Captioning, Text-tospeech Non-embedded 100 s number table, Abacus, Alternate Response Options, Braille, Calculator, Multiplication Table, Print on Demand, Read Aloud, Scribe, Speech-to-text, Word Prediction
Embedded Accommodations
Embedded Accommodations 1. American Sign Language (ASL) (for ELA listening items and math items) 2. Braille 3. Braille Transcript 4. Closed captioning (for ELA listening items) 5. Text-to-speech (for ELA reading passages)
American Sign Language (ASL) (for ELA Listening items and Math items)
American Sign Language (ASL) (for ELA Listening items and Math items)
Braille
Braille transcript (ELA only)
Closed Captioning For ELA listening items only Audio materials are presented as printed text.
TEXT-to-SPEECH ELA CAT Reading Passages
Non-Embedded Accommodations
Universal Tools Embedded Breaks, Calculator, Digital Notepad, English Dictionary, English Glossary, Expandable Passages, Global Notes, Highlighter, Keyboard Navigation, Mark for Review, Math Tools, Spell Check, Strikethrough, Writing Tools, Zoom Non-embedded Breaks, English Dictionary, Scratch Paper, Thesaurus Designated Supports Embedded Color Contrast, Illustration Glossaries, Masking, Streamline, Text-to-speech, Translated Test Directions, Translations (Glossary), Translations (Stacked), Turn off Any Universal Tools Non-embedded Amplification, Bilingual Dictionary, Color Contrast, Color Overlay, Illustration Glossaries, Magnification, Medical Supports, Noise Buffers, Read Aloud in Spanish, Scribe, Separate Setting, Simplified Test Directions, Translation (Glossary) Accommodation s Embedded American Sign Language, Braille Transcript, Closed Captioning, Text-to-speech Non-embedded 100 s number table, Abacus, Alternate Response Options, Braille, Calculator, Multiplication Table, Print on Demand, Read Aloud, Scribe, Speech-to-text, Word Prediction
Non-Embedded Accommodations 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 100 s number table Abacus Alternate Response Options Braille paper pencil Calculator Multiplication Table Print on Demand Read Aloud Scribe Speech-to-text Word prediction
E-no. N 1. 100 s Number Table (Math only; Grades 4 and above)
E-no. N 2. Abacus
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Braille 4. Braille hard copy/paper pencil
Non-Embedded Accommodations 5. Non-embedded Calculator (for calculator allowed items) ine n e Fiv en sev s u min ur fo e e r th
Non-Embedded Accommodations 6. Multiplication Table (math only; grades 4 and above)
Non-Embedded Accommodations 7. Print on Demand Passages/Stimuli and/or Items
Non-Embedded Accommodations 8. Read Aloud For ELA CAT Reading Passages I heard the honking of the horn….
Non-Embedded Accommodations 9. Scribe For ELA Writing Items
Non-Embedded Accommodations 10. Speech-to-Text
Non-Embedded Accommodations 11. Word prediction
Resources
• Resources and Practices Comparison Crosswalk • Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Implementation Guide • Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines FAQ can be found at the Smarter Balanced website
Accessibility and Accommodations for more information visit: http: //www. smarterbalanced. org/as sessments/accessibility-andaccommodations/
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