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ACCOMMODATIONS
for Students with Disabilities
Taking STAAR, STAAR Spanish,
STAAR Modified, STAAR L, or TELPAS
TETN Event #10416
October 13, 2011
TEA Student Assessment Division
Disclaimer Slide
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Agenda
• Webpage Updates
• Critical Information about Accommodations
for Students with Disabilities
• Optional Test Administration Procedures and
Materials
• The Accommodation Triangle
• Specific Accommodation Policies
• Former Dyslexia Accommodations
• What’s Left?
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Webpage Updates
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Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
(SWD) taking STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR
Modified, STAAR L, and TELPAS
http:// www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/accommodations/staar-telpas/
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What will be posted?
◦ Critical Information about Accommodations for SWD
◦ Optional Test Administration Procedures and
Materials
◦ The Accommodation Triangle (with some live links)
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Critical Information about Accommodations
for Students with Disabilities
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For the purposes of statewide testing, students needing
accommodations due to a disability include
◦ A student with an identified disability who receives
special education services and meets established
eligibility criteria for certain accommodations
◦ A student with an identified disability who receives
Section 504 services and meets established
eligibility criteria for certain accommodations
◦ A student with a disabling condition who does not
receive special education or Section 504
services but meets established eligibility criteria for
certain accommodations
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Critical Information about Accommodations
for Students with Disabilities
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Who makes decisions about accommodation
use during statewide assessments for students
with disabilities and where should the decisions
be documented?
◦ Special education services: the ARD
committee; IEP
◦ Section 504 services: the 504 placement
committee; IAP
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Critical Information about Accommodations
for Students with Disabilities
◦ No special education or Section 504 services:
the appropriate team of people at the campus
level; documentation determined at local
level
 Response to Intervention (RTI) team and student
assistance team are just examples
 This applies to a small group of students
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Optional Test Administration
Procedures and Materials
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Referred to as Related Testing Procedures in TETN #10414
Includes some procedures and materials that have been called
testing accommodations in previous years
Related to best practices for instruction
Available to any student who needs them
Use of these procedures or materials is not recorded on the
student’s answer document
Authority for decision is the same as for accommodations;
there must be a body of people in place to make decisions
The campus testing coordinator will need to know in order to
plan for test days
Descriptions and guidelines for use included in document on
Accommodations for SWD webpage and in test administrator
manuals
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Optional Test Administration
Procedures and Materials
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A student may use the
following procedures and
materials during the
statewide assessments:
1.
Procedures or materials to
minimize distractions (e.g.,
stress ball, noise-reducing
headphones)
2. Reading test aloud to self
(e.g., reading into a voicefeedback device or voice
recorder)
3. Signing or translating test
administration directions
4. Reading assistance on grade
3 mathematics
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If distracting to other
students, an individual
administration may be
required.
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Individual or small-group
testing
6. Colored overlays
7. Magnifying devices
8. Place markers
9. Highlighters or colored
pencils
10. Preferential seating
11. Scratch paper /
other workspace
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The Accommodation Triangle
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The Accommodation Triangle
Type 1 accommodations are for a larger number of students.
As the triangle narrows, the policies become more restrictive,
addressing fewer students who have these specific needs. Type 3
accommodations are intended for a small number of students.
 Type 1 Accommodation: for students with a specific need who
routinely, independently, and effectively use it during classroom
instruction and testing; no ARF
 Type 2 Accommodation: Type 1 requirements plus additional
specific eligibility criteria; no ARF
 Type 3 Accommodation: appropriate team of people at campus
level determines eligibility for listed accommodations or “other”
accommodations not listed in the triangle AND submits an ARF to
TEA
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Here’s What’s Ready to Post
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Type 1
Accommodations
◦ Projection
Devices
◦ Amplification
Devices
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Type 2
Accommodations
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Large Print
Calculation Devices
Dictionary
Manipulating Test
Materials
◦ Oral / Signed
Administration
◦ Math Manipulatives
◦ Supplemental Aids
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The next several slides only include the
highlights of some accommodations.
 Special instructions and considerations
are not shown here today.
 These slides should not be used as the
sole source of accommodation training.
 Educators must access the actual
accommodation policy pages from the
Accommodation Triangle.
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Calculation Devices Reminder
Gr. 3-8 math & science tests for STAAR, STAAR Spanish,
STAAR Modified, STAAR L
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◦ Special education or Section 504
◦ Routinely, independently, & effectively uses this
accommodation during classroom instruction and
testing
◦ Gr. 3-4: physical disability that prevents student from
writing or an impairment in vision that prevents
student from seeing the numbers used in
computations
◦ Gr. 5-8: meets one criteria from Gr. 3-4 or has a
disability that affects math calculations (unable to
memorize basic facts or perform steps in an
algorithm)
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Calculation Devices Reminder
Required for STAAR, STAAR Modified,
and STAAR L Algebra I, geometry, biology;
STAAR and STAAR L Algebra II, chemistry,
physics
 Not an accommodation for these tests
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Calculation Devices Examples/Types
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Four-function calculator
Scientific calculator
Graphing calculator
Large-key calculator
Abacus or Cranmer modified abacus
Audio-graphing calculator
Speech output calculator
This is an exhaustive list.
 No other calculators are allowed.
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Dictionary Reminder
Gr. 3-5 reading tests for STAAR, STAAR
Spanish, STAAR Modified
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◦ Special education or Section 504
◦ Routinely, independently, & effectively…
◦ Disability that affects memory retrieval and/or
decoding skills
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Required for STAAR and STAAR Modified
gr. 6-8 reading, gr. 7 writing, English I & II;
STAAR English III; not an accommodation
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Dictionary Examples/Types
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This accommodation may ONLY include
◦ Standard/general dictionary in English (or
Spanish)
◦ Dictionary/thesaurus combo
◦ Electronic dictionary (no Internet access)
◦ Bilingual dictionary
◦ ESL dictionary
◦ Picture dictionary
◦ Sign language dictionary
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This is an exhaustive list.
No other dictionaries are allowed.
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Oral/Signed Administration
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STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR Modified,
& STAAR L
◦ Test questions and answer choices for all math,
science, and social studies tests, including EOC
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STAAR, STAAR Spanish, & STAAR Modified
◦ Gr. 3-8 reading test questions and answer choices only;
NEVER the reading selections
◦ English I, II, III test questions and answer choices from
the reading section; NEVER the reading selections;
NEVER the revising & editing passages, questions, or
answer choices; OK to read the writing prompt (more
specific info to come)
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Oral/Signed Administration
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Eligibility Criteria
◦ Routinely and effectively…
◦ Meets one of the following:
 The student receives special education services and
is identified with dyslexia or has evidence of reading
difficulties
 The student receives Section 504 services and is
identified with dyslexia or has evidence of reading
difficulties.
 The student does not receive special education or
Section 504 services but is identified with dyslexia.
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Oral Administration Examples/Types
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TWO levels of reading support:
◦ Reading parts of the test questions
and/or answer choices at student request
◦ Reading all test questions and answer choices
throughout the test
Removed the level of “reading the test in its
entirety” because reading selections can
never be read aloud
 For other subjects, all words in the test
questions and answer choices can be read
aloud (includes tables, graphs, etc.)
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Mathematics Manipulatives
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STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR Modified,
STAAR L mathematics tests
Eligibility Criteria
◦ Special education only
◦ Routinely, independently, and effectively…
◦ Has a disability that affects memory retrieval,
focus, or organization such that he or she cannot
learn and retain information as effectively as nondisabled peers despite multiple opportunities to
learn, varied instructional strategies, and highquality instruction.
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Math Manipulatives Examples/Types
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This accommodation may ONLY include
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Real or play money
Clocks (instructional clocks, not a wall clock)
Base-ten blocks
Counters
Algebra tiles
Fraction pieces
Geometric figures
This is an exhaustive list.
No other manipulatives are allowed.
Be sure to read the complete accommodation
policy for guidelines regarding labeling and other
details.
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Supplemental Aids
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STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR Modified,
STAAR L
Eligibility Criteria
◦ Special education only
◦ Routinely, independently, & effectively…
◦ Has a disability that affects memory retrieval,
focus, or organization such that he or she cannot
learn and retain information as effectively as nondisabled peers despite multiple opportunities to
learn, varied instructional strategies, and highquality instruction.
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Supplemental Aids Examples/Types
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This accommodation may ONLY include
◦ All subjects: mnemonic devices, blank graphic
organizers
◦ Math: addition & multiplication charts,100 chart, place
value chart, pictorial models of fraction bars/circles &
geometric figures
◦ Writing: grammar and mechanics rules
◦ Science: graphics, formula triangles
◦ Social studies: blank maps, timelines
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This is an exhaustive list.
No other supplemental aids are allowed.
Be sure to read the complete accommodation
policy for guidelines regarding labeling and other
details.
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Want additional manipulatives
and supplemental aids?
For the 2011-2012 school year, these lists
represent what eligible students can use.
 TEA will not accept ARFs for additional
manipulatives or supplemental aids.
 TEA encourages feedback from educators
about additional manipulatives and
supplemental aids that can be added to
the lists for future years. This will be
requested after spring testing.
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Be Sure to Carefully Read…
This section provides detailed information that is integral to the
appropriate use of each accommodation. For instance, the section may
include test administration instructions, security precautions, and training
requirements.
The intent of this section is to assist districts in making accommodation
decisions. It will be updated as needed based on educator feedback. This
section will not be included on all accommodations.
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Former Dyslexia
Accommodations
The Dyslexia Bundled Accommodations were part
of the TAKS program for reading grades 3 through
8.
 The bundle of 3 accommodations does not exist
for the STAAR program.
 However, there are several accommodations that
could be useful for a student with dyslexia.
 Oral administration will now be expanded to
include allowing the TA to read aloud the questions
and answer choices from the reading tests to
students who meet the eligibility criteria; the TA
can never read aloud the reading selections.
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Former Dyslexia Accommodations
Extra time to complete the test (until the end of
the published school day) may be allowed if the
student meets the eligibility criteria. Students
identified with dyslexia will most likely be
included in the eligibility criteria. However, this
policy has not yet been finalized or posted.
 Having an extra day to complete the test is
reserved for students with serious medical
conditions or other unique and severe situations.
Students identified with dyslexia will most likely
NOT be included in the eligibility criteria.
However, this policy has not yet been finalized or
posted.
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What’s Left to Finalize and Post?
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Transcribing by Test
Administrator
Spelling Assistance
Braille
Extra Time
Extra Day(s)
Photocopy
“Other”
Accommodations
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Point Size and Font
Matrices
Braille / Large Print
Appendix
Deaf / Hard of Hearing
Appendix
Accommodation
Request Form Process
Guidelines for
Recording
Accommodation Use
on the Answer
Document
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Contact Information
Check the webpages for
latest postings before calling.
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http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/accom
modations/staar-telpas/
E-mail
test. [email protected]
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Call if you need quick answers
512.463.9536
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