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Accessibility Features and
Accommodations
Ensuring Access for All Students
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Outcomes
• Guided exploration on the importance of accessibility
for every student during instruction
• Guided exploration of the accessibility features and
accommodations available on the PARCC
assessments
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What does equitable access to grade-level
content mean in everyday instruction?
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Accessibility, Accommodations, Universal Design
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Assessment
levels the playing field for every student. One tool
that may be helpful in providing ideas for instruction
is the UDL wheel.
Here is a link to the wheel:
http://udlwheel.mdonlinegrants.org/
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Universal Design for Learning Wheel
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Action and Expression
Options for expression and communication:
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PARCC Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manual
PARCC Accessibility Features
and Accommodations Manual
http://www.parcconline.org/parccaccessibility-features-andaccommodations-manual
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The PARCC Accessibility System
Features for All
Students
Accessibility
Features*
Identified in advance
Accommodations**
* Available to all participating students
**For students with disabilities, English learners, and English learners with disabilities
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Section 2: PARCC Accessibility System and Accessibility
Features for All Students Taking the PARCC Assessments
Accessibility Features
Available
for Allfor
Students:
pages 22pages
-26
Accessibility
Features
Available
All Students:
22 -26
Features for All
Students
Accessibility
Features
Identified in
advance
Audio amplification
Blank paper
External spell check device
Eliminate answer choices
Notepad
Writing tools
Line reader tool
Magnification device
Redirect student to the test
Flag items for review
General administrative
directions clarified
General administrative
directions read aloud and
repeated as needed
Highlighting tool
Headphones or noise
buffers
Pop-up glossary
Accommodations
Frequently Asked Questions answered in Section 2:
1. Where can I find more information about the
accessibility features available to all students?
2. What test administration considerations are available
for all students?
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Accessibility Features for All Students
Complete list on pages 22 - 26
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Accessibility Features for All Students
Accessibility Features for All Students
Computer-Based Testing
Paper-Based Testing
Audio Amplification
Auditory Aids
Blank Paper
Blank Paper
Eliminate Answer Choices
Visual Aids/Organizers
Flag Items for Review
Visual Aids/Organizers
General Administration Directions Clarified
General Administration Directions Clarified
General Administration Directions Read Aloud and Repeated
as Needed
General Administration Directions Read Aloud and Repeated
Highlight Tool
Highlighter
Headphones or Noise Buffers
Headphones or Noise Buffers
Line Reader Tool
Line Reader (Straight Edge)
Magnification/Enlargement Device
Magnification/Enlargement Device
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Discussion Questions
Choose two accessibility features available for all students.
• Discuss how these features may support students.
• Discuss how these features could be used during instruction
and what they look like in routine instruction.
• Discuss if these features could distract some students.
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Features for All Students: Identified in advance
Features for All Students Identified in
Advance pages 22-26:
• Answer making
• Color contrast (Background/Font Color)
• Text to speech for the mathematics
assessment
• Human reader or human signer for the
mathematics assessment
FAQ answered in Section 2:
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Do I need to fill out a Personal Needs Profile (PNP) for a student who
needs an accessibility feature(s) identified in advance?
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Where can I find more information about the accessibility features
available for all students?
3.
What test administration considerations are available for all students?
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Features for All Students: Identified in advance
Complete list on pages 22 - 26
FAQ answered in Section 2:
1.
Do I need to fill out a Personal Needs Profile (PNP) for a student who
needs an accessibility feature(s) identified in advance?
2.
Where can I find more information about the accessibility features
available for all students?
3.
What test administration considerations are available for all students?
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How can school teams determine
which students need these features?
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Practice Tests and Tutorials
• Located under Test Preparation on PARCC.pearson.com
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Other Trainings Available
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Now that you have had time to explore
the accessibility features that are
available for all students, consider how
this might change how you design
everyday instruction.
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Accommodations for Students
• Accessibility Features for All Students
• Accessibility Features Identified in Advance
• Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (SWD)
– Presentation Accommodations
– Response Accommodations
– Timing and Scheduling Accommodations
• Accommodations for English Learners (EL)
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Accommodations for Students
For Students with Disabilities
Accommodations are divided into three
categories in the manual:
• Presentation accommodations – pages 32 - 26
• Response accommodations – pages 37 - 42
• Timing and scheduling accommodations –
page 43
For English Learners
Accommodations can be found on pages
44 – 48 of the manual.
Appendices A – K provide more detailed information
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Accommodations for Students
FAQ answered in Section 3:
1. Who determines what
accommodations should be
chosen for the Personal Needs
Profile (PNP)?
2. Do accommodations impact the
scoring of the assessment and
how is that reported to parents?
3. How are accommodations
chosen for English learners who
also have disabilities?
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Students with Disabilities: Presentation Accommodations
Assistive Technology
Screen Reader Version for Mathematics
Refreshable Braille Display with Screen Reader Version for ELA/Literacy
Hard Copy Braille Edition
Tactile Graphics
Large Print Edition
Paper-based Edition
Closed-Captioning of Multimedia for ELA/Literacy Assessments
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Students with Disabilities: Presentation Accommodations
Text-to-Speech for the ELA/Literacy Assessments, including items, response
options, and passages
Screen Reader Version for ELA/Literacy, including items, response options,
and passages
ASL Video for the ELA/Literacy Assessments, including items, response
options and passages
ASL Video for the Mathematics Assessment
Human Signer for Test Directions
Student Reads Assessment Aloud to Themselves
*More information is available in the Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manual
for selection implementation and notation.
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Students with Disabilities: Response Accommodations
Assistive Technology
Braille Note-taker
Braille Writer
Calculation Device and Mathematics Tools
(on Calculator Sections of Mathematics Assessments)
Calculation Device and Mathematics Tools
(on Non-Calculator Sections of Mathematics Assessments)*
*Information on the selection of this accommodation and the notation is available in the
Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manual.
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Students with Disabilities: Response Accommodations
ELA/Literacy Selected Response Speech-to-Text
ELA/Literacy Selected Response Human Scribe
ELA/Literacy Selected Response Human Signer
ELA/Literacy Selected Response External Assistive Technology Device
Mathematics Response Speech-to-Text
Mathematics Response Human Scribe
Mathematics Response Human Signer
Mathematics Response Assistive Technology Device
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Students with Disabilities: Response Accommodations
ELA/Literacy Constructed Response Speech-to-Text*
ELA/Literacy Constructed Response Human Scribe*
ELA/Literacy Constructed Response Human Signer*
ELA/Literacy Constructed Response Assistive Technology Device*
Word Prediction External Device
Monitor Test Response
Answers Recorded in Test Book
*More information is available in the Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manual
for selection implementation and notation.
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Students with Disabilities: Timing and Scheduling
Extended time
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How can educators collaborate to
ensure that needed accommodations
are provided during instruction so
all students have the accessibility
features and accommodations
necessary for their success?
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Accommodations for English Learners
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Accommodations for English Learners
Extended Time
Word-to-Word Dictionary
(English/Native Language)
Mathematics Response Speech-to-Text
Mathematics Response Human Scribe
General Administration Directions Read Aloud and Repeated in Student’s
Native Language (by test administrator)
General Administration Directions Clarified in Student’s Native Language (by
test administrator)
Online Translation of the Mathematics Assessment in Spanish (or other
translated languages as needed)
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Accommodations for English Learners
Paper-based Edition of the Mathematics Assessment in Spanish
(or other translated languages as needed)
Large Print Edition of the Mathematics Assessments in Spanish
(or other translated languages as needed)
Text-to-Speech for the Mathematics Assessment in Spanish
(or other translated language as needed)*
Human Reader for the Mathematics Assessments in Spanish
(or other translated language as needed)*
*Information on the selection of this accommodation and the notation is available in the
Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manual.
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Collaboration
How can all educators collaborate to
ensure that the English learners and
English learners with disabilities in all
classrooms receive the accommodations
necessary for their success?
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Recap
Outcomes:
• Guided exploration on the importance of accessibility
for every student during instruction
• Guided exploration of the accessibility features and
accommodations available on the PARCC
assessments
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Resources
• Accommodations Manual:
http://www.parcconline.org/parcc-accessibility-featuresand-accommodations-manual
• PD Modules: http://www.parcconline.org/professionallearning-modules-parcc-assessments
• Training Modules: http://parcc.pearson.com/manualstraining/
• Practice Tests & Sample Items:
http://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/
• UDL Wheel: http://udlwheel.mdonlinegrants.org
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