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Agenda
2/6/2014•2
Who is eligible to use Text Reader?
When will Text Reader be used?
Where does Text Reader take place?
How do we make it happen?
Who
When
How
What
Where
What is needed to use Text Reader? What does it look like?
Who is Eligible to use Text Reader?
Students with a current IEP, 504 or PSP taking K-PREP grades 3-8 that qualify for a reader accommodation
Should have used other forms of Text Reader prior to spring testing
Should not be introduced just for K-PREP testing
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Improves testing time/logistics for
accommodations.
Provides for consistent
administration of accommodations.
When will Text Reader be used?
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During the regular scheduled K-PREP testing window for spring 2014
Students will take the same sections of the test as all other students at the same time
Can be used during regular testing and make up testing
What is needed to use Text Reader? What does it look like?
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Minimum Requirements
Microsoft Windows XP or higher Apple OSX or higher CD Reader Each operating system must be capable of running Flash version 10 or higher Headphones for each student No dual screen usage No
Tablets
Where does Text Reader take place?
Multi grades per room allowed• One teacher per grade level
With multi grades• Stagger students so they are
not sitting next to other students at same grade level
Headphones for each student at his/her workstation• Instructed not to remove them until
teacher is there to assist them
Should a student request a human reader mid-test• Student accompanied by an adult must leave the area to have a human reader complete the testing in a different environment
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Classroom
Library
Computer Lab
How do we make it happen?
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What is the student accustomed to using? Have they used Text Reader in the past?
After practicing with the Sample CD, is the student comfortable taking the test with Text Reader? Or is Audio better for them? Or a human reader?
Does the school have a workstation with appropriate minimum requirements to meet the need of all students who want to use Text Reader?
Order the appropriate accommodated materials through PearsonAccess for each student: Text Reader, Audio, Braille or Large Print.
Sampler CDs and Ordering
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Sampler Grades 4 and 8 How to use player Mirrors other playersMake copies
OrderingKitsCoded discsPlayer on the CD
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Single or
Double
page viewScreen fit
Start, Stop, FF
and Rewind
Table of
Contents
and
Highlighter
Options:
Voice speed,
highlight color
Page forward
and back