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OSDE Updates
DLM and Non-Standard Accommodations
Updates
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Dynamic Learning Maps
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Emergency Accommodation
 Form EA (new)
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Paper/Pencil Guidance
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Revised Calculator Policy
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Nonstandard Accommodations
 ELA Read Aloud Accommodation
 Protocol for Accommodations in Reading (PAR)
 Unique Accommodation
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Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) “At a Glance”
 2014-2015 Oklahoma Alternate Assessment Program
(OAAP) will utilize two different assessment systems.
 Math and English/language arts will be assessed
through Dynamic Learning Maps Alternate
Assessment System.
 Science and social studies will be assessed through
Portfolio/PearsonAccess.
Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) “At a Glance”
 All students in grades 3-8 will be administered an English
language arts assessment. English II and English III
assessments are available for high school students.
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The assessment will be delivered in a series of “testlets”.
Depending on the student’s grade, the student will receive 4-7
testlets. Each testlet contains 3-5 items.
All ELA assessments contain a writing component.
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Writing testlets include both emergent and conventional versions of
writing. Students will be expected to perform differently for each group.
Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) “At a Glance”
 All students in grades 3-8 will be administered a Math
assessment. Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry
assessments are available for high school students.
The assessment will be delivered in a series of “testlets”.
 Depending on the student’s grade, the student will receive
4-7 testlets. Each testlet contains 3-5 items.
 The estimated total testing time for mathematics is 35-60
minutes.
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Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) “At a Glance”
 Scoring is based off student’s mastery of nodes.
 Nodes represent critical junctures on the path
toward the standard.
 Summative results build up from the node mastery
data.
Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) “At a Glance”
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Students will receive one of four Performance Level Descriptors.
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Emerging - The student demonstrates emerging understanding of and ability
to apply content knowledge and skills represented by the Essential Elements.
2.
Approaching the Target - The Student’s understanding of and ability to apply
targeted content knowledge and skills represented by the Essential Elements
is approaching the target.
3.
At Target - The student’s understanding of and ability to apply content
knowledge and skills represented by the Essential Element is at target.
4.
Advanced - The student demonstrates advanced understanding of and ability
to apply targeted content knowledge and skill represented by the Essential
Element.
OAAP Resources
 Assessment: http://ok.gov/sde/assessment
 OAAP Updates: http://ok.gov/sde/documents/2014-
12-17/oaap-updates
 DLM Resources:
http://dynamiclearningmaps.org/oklahoma
 Alternate Assessment Overview:
http://ok.gov/sde/alternate-assessment-overview
Emergency Accommodations
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The school principal (or designee) determines that a student
requires an emergency accommodation (e.g., broken hand); Form
EA must be completed and submitted to the District Test
Coordinator (DTC) for approval.
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Scribes may be provided to a student (with or without an IEP or
Section 504 plan) who has a short-term medical condition that
affects physical dexterity which impedes the ability to respond to
the assessment format.
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EA Form
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A copy of this form must be filed in the
testing archives, and a copy must be
retained by the DTC at the central office.
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Paper & Pencil Format Guidance
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IEP/Section 504 teams are encouraged to provide students
with disabilities the same test formats provided to their nondisabled peers based on the test formatting options listed
above.
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IEP/Section 504 teams should base their decision upon
individualized, objective evidence to determine whether a
student may or may not be able to access a computer-based
test.
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Students unable to access an OSTP computer-based test
must also receive classroom assessments, benchmark
assessments, and districtwide assessments in this manner.
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Calculator Policy
Grades 3-8:
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Calculator use in Grades 3-8 Math is only allowed for students on an IEP or Section
504 Plan.
*NEW* All students may use a scientific calculator on the Grade 8 Science
assessment.
End-of-Instruction (EOI): No change
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Algebra I, Geometry, and Biology I:
 Scientifics Calculators
Algebra II
 Graphing Calculators
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Nonstandard Accommodations
For the purposes of the OSTP, a nonstandard accommodation is
defined as:
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An accommodation that is needed for the student to access the
assessment but not included on the allowable list of accommodations
and requires Oklahoma State Dept. of Education (OSDE) approval.
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The use of a nonstandard accommodation on the OSTP without
OSDE approval may result in a testing invalidation.
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Non-standard accommodations are intended for a small population
of students.
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Nonstandard Accommodations
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IEP and Section 504 teams may request the use of one or more of the
following nonstandard accommodations:
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ELA/Reading Read-Aloud (NS1)
Unique Accommodation (NS2)
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Nonstandard accommodations must be approved by the OSDE prior to
documenting them in an IEP or Section 504 plan.
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Nonstandard Accommodations forms and documentation are retained
in a student’s IEP or Section 504 Plan.
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Use of a nonstandard accommodation during instruction does not
necessarily qualify a student to receive the same nonstandard
accommodation on an OSTP test.
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Nonstandard Accommodation Process
IEP Team reviews eligibility criteria and recommends a
Nonstandard Accommodation
Administrator submits request and documentation
through Single Sign-on for OSDE consideration
OSDE review and decision is made
OSDE communicates to district through Single Sign-On
If approved, add to IEP or Section 504 plan prior to
testing
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ELA Read-Aloud Accommodation (NS1)
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NS1. Text-to-Speech, Human Reader, or Sign Language Interpreter
Accommodations for the English Language Arts/Reading Assessments.
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Text-to-Speech is built into the testing client and requires the use of ear phones and may be
administered individually or small group (preferred method).
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Human Reader reads test directions, test items, and answer choice from separate test
booklet and must log the test booklet serial number on the Nondisclosure agreement
(NDA).
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Sign Language Interpretation may be accomplished by using a separate test booklet.
Test directions, test items, and answer choices may be read verbatim. Refer to
test formatting options. Students may request items to be read more than
once.
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ELA Read-Aloud Accommodation (NS1)
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This accommodation must be determined by the following threeprong approach:
1. The student has a specific disability that severely limits or
prevents him or her from decoding printed text at any level of
difficulty, even after varied and repeated attempts to teach the
student to do so (i.e., the student is a non-reader, not simply
reading below grade level);
AND
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ELA Read-Aloud Accommodation (NS1)
2. The student can only access printed materials through a
screen reader (assistive technology), human reader,
and/or is provided with spoken text on audiotape, CD,
video, or other electronic format during routine
instruction (includes Sign Language Interpretation),
except while the student is actually being taught to
decode
AND
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ELA Read-Aloud Accommodation (NS1)
3. The IEP or Section 504 team will utilize and provide the
required documentation from the ELA/Reading ReadAloud Protocol; this includes the use of the Protocol for
Accommodations in Reading (PAR) or the AIM Navigator for
deaf or blind students, and must be uploaded into the Single
Sign-on Application for consideration of approval by the
State Department of Education.
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PAR is provided free through donjohnston.com in a paper/pencil
format.
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Frequently used assessments to determine non-reader
status
Developmental Reading Assessment, 2nd edition, Plus (DRA2+)
EasyCBM
Group Reading Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation (GRADE)
iREADY Diagnostic
Literacy First
Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)
aimsweb
The Children’s Progress Academic Assessment (CPAA)
Measures of Academic Progress for Primary Grades
mCLASS: DIBELS Next
DIBELS Next
STAR Early Learning Enterprise
Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests, 3rd edition
Protocol for Accommodations in Reading (PAR)
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This protocol is used to help make informed decisions on
accommodated reading strategies to support instruction
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Examine the effectiveness of reading accommodations to help a
student access the curriculum
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Designed for students with disabilities (other than low incidence
disabilities such as multiple disabilities, deaf/blind)
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AIM Navigator is more appropriate for low incidence
populations.
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PAR manual page 14
Students Appropriate for PAR
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Students with documented disabilities;
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Students in tier two or three of Response to Intervention (RtI);
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General education students struggling with reading; and
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English language learners (ELL).
PAR manual page 15
How to Access PAR
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http://www.donjohnston.com/par/
Unique Accommodations (NS2)
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A unique accommodation is a nonstandard accommodation that
requires changes or alterations to the test materials/booklet or
media presentation.
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The unique accommodation must be one that is regularly used by
the student for classroom instruction, must be on the student’s IEP,
and must not alter the underlying content of the assessment.
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The requested accommodation must not impact the reliability or
validity of the test.
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Unique Accommodations (NS2)
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The unique accommodation request
must be electronically submitted to
the OSDE for approval through the
Single Sign On.
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This form must be retained in an IEP
or Section 504 Plan.
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Unique Accommodations (NS2)
 Examples:
 Projection of test for students receiving Sign
Language Interpreter accommodation in small
groups
 Provide manipulatives to students who access the
test tactilely.
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Questions?
 Oklahoma State Department of Education,
Special Education Services
 Todd Loftin – 405-522-3237
 Kurt Johnson
 [email protected] | 405-522-3246