Testing Updates

LEP Coordinators Training

September 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?