Accommodation policy discussions continued after the August 11,
2011 TETN. Therefore some updates have been made since the original
broadcast. Those updates are included in this PowerPoint in purple
and will be posted to the Accommodations Resources Page with these
additions. Revised slides have also been indicated in the footer.
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Disclaimer These slides have been prepared and approved by the
Student Assessment Division of the Texas Education Agency. If any
slide is amended or revised for use in local or regional trainings,
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Agenda Accommodation Resources web pages Critical Information
About Accommodation for Students With Disabilities The
Accommodation Triangle Detailed Accommodation Documents Large
Print, Dictionary, and Calculator Revised 9/9/11 TETN #10958 TEA
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The triangle on the website will be changing fewer
accommodations in Type 1 and more Related Testing Procedures will
be available to ANY students. More on this to come. 8/11/2011 TETN
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CRITICAL INFORMATION ABOUT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES Applies to STAAR STAAR Modified STAAR L TELPAS A
disability limits a students activity or restricts a students
participation during classroom instruction and testing 13 8/11/2011
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Students who need accommodations due to a disability include: A
student with an identified disability who receives special
education services A student with an identified disability who
receives Section 504 services A student with a disabling condition
who does not receive special education or Section 504 services but
who meets established eligibility criteria for certain
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Accommodations are changes to instructional materials,
procedures, or techniques that allow a student with disabilities to
participate in grade-level or course instruction and testing must
be individualized for each student should be routinely used during
classroom instruction and testing should be evaluated regularly to
determine effectiveness and to help plan for accommodations the
student will need each year 8/11/2011 TETN #10414 TEA Student
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Accommodations are not changes to the performance criteria of
an assignment or assessment are not changes to the content being
assessed and should not replace the teaching of subject-specific
knowledge and skills as outlined in the TEKS should not be provided
to an entire group of students, such as those in the same class or
disability should not be provided to a student year-to-year without
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Routinely, Independently, and Effectively Routinely Used often
enough that student is familiar and comfortable using accommodation
on a statewide assessment Not necessarily used every day
Independently Only applicable to some accommodations (e.g., applies
to use of a calculator but not to an oral administration)
Effectively Accommodation meets student needs as evidenced by
scores and observations with or without accommodation use 17
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Responsibilities of Educators having knowledge of the TEKS
understanding the relationship between a students performance and
the TEKS providing effective accommodations for a student who has a
disability collecting data to determine if an accommodation is
effective for the student making adjustments and changes in
accommodations based on student need from year to year 18 8/11/2011
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Remember Some accommodations may be appropriate for classroom
use, but may not be appropriate or allowed on a statewide
assessment This should not discourage the use of appropriate
accommodations in the classroom 8/11/2011 TETN #10414 TEA Student
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Classroom instruction provides an opportunity to learn every
day uses a variety of instructional techniques allows each student
to maximize academic potential Statewide assessment measures
mastery of state-mandated curriculum must be valid, reliable, and
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The Accommodation Triangle 1 2 3 22 Revised 9/9/11 TETN #10958
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The Accommodation Triangle Organizes accommodations for
students with disabilities in accordance with the specificity of
the eligibility criteria and the need for TEA approval
(Accommodation Request Form) before the accommodation can be used
on a statewide assessment. No longer categorized by Presentation,
Response, Setting, or Timing/Scheduling 23 8/11/2011 TETN #10414
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Related Testing Procedures Available to any student who
routinely uses them in both instruction and testing (not
necessarily limited to Special Ed or Section 504) No longer
considered an accommodation Treated just like highlighters have
been in previous years Will not be collected on the answer document
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Related Testing Procedures
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Individual administration Small-group administration Reading
test aloud to self Preferential seating Magnifying devices Overlays
(colored or magnifying) Highlighters Clock, watch, or timer Place
markers (Potentially more to come) 25 Revised 9/9/11 TETN #10958
TEA Student Assessment Division Some examples of Related Testing
Procedures:
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Type 1 Accommodations Available for students who have a
specific need and who meet this one eligibility criterion: Student
must routinely, independently (when applicable), and effectively
use the accommodation during classroom instruction and testing. No
Accommodation Request Form should be submitted to TEA for Type 1
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Some examples of Type 1 accommodations: Individual or
Small-Group Administration Reading Test Aloud to Self Magnifying or
Projection Devices Amplification Devices (Potentially more to come)
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Type 2 Accommodations Available for students who have a
specific need and who meet two or more eligibility criteria. No
Accommodation Request Form should be submitted to TEA for Type 2
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Some examples of Type 2 accommodations : Large Print Braille
Calculation Devices Dictionary Oral/Signed Administration
Supplemental Aids Manipulating Test Materials 29 8/11/2011 TETN
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Type 3 Accommodations Available for students who meet all of
the eligibility criteria and, if so, an Accommodation Request Form
is submitted to TEA. Any accommodation that requires the submission
and approval of an Accommodation Request Form must be documented in
the students paperwork as "pending TEA approval." 30 8/11/2011 TETN
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Type 3 Accommodations Some examples of Type 3 accommodations:
Photocopy Extra Day Also includes accommodations that are listed as
Other in the Accommodation Triangle. An Accommodation Request Form
must be submitted to TEA. The request must be approved by TEA
before a student can use the accommodation on the statewide
assessment. 31 8/11/2011 TETN #10414 TEA Student Assessment
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The triangle will be updated. 8/11/2011 TETN #10414 TEA Student
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This type of document opens when the link to an accommodation
in the triangle is clicked. 33
This section provides a general description of the
accommodation and who may need it. The statewide assessments that
the accommodation may be used on are listed in this section. This
section lists the criteria that a student must meet to use the
accommodation. The checkboxes are provided for possible
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This section lists the campus personnel and the required
documentation necessary for making accommodation decisions. This
section also explains what to record on the student answer
document. This section states if an Accommodation Request Form
is/is not required. This section lists examples and types of the
accommodation that may be used on a statewide assessment. 8/11/2011
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Form required.
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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. 8/11/2011 TETN #10414 TEA
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The new Related Testing Procedures will have their own
descriptions that will include some examples and special
considerations. They will NOT be documented as an accommodation on
the answer documents. 38 Revised 9/9/11 TETN #10958 TEA Student
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Large Print Type 2 accommodation Applies only to STAAR STAAR
Modified STAAR L 2 40 8/11/2011 TETN #10414 TEA Student Assessment
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Any student may use this accommodation if he or she routinely
and effectively uses large-print materials, including text books,
worksheets, etc., during classroom instruction and testing meets at
least one of the following: has an impairment in vision has a
disability that affects accuracy in tracking letter to letter, word
to word, and/or line to line has a physical disability which
necessitates the use of large-print materials to accurately
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Use caution when ordering large-print tests; new tracking
system to alert TEA to over-ordering. Point Size and Font Matrix
document on Accommodations Resources webpage will be updated to
include STAAR. For students who need a larger print size than
offered in the large-print test refer to the Photocopy
accommodation policy (posted at a later date). For TELPAS reading
tests, technology-based accommodations enable most students who
need a large-print accommodation to test online. In rare cases in
which technology-based accommodations are not appropriate,
large-print TELPAS reading paper booklets can be ordered through a
special request process (more information posted at a later date).
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Dictionary Type 2 accommodation Applies only to grades 35 STAAR
reading tests grades 35 STAAR Modified reading tests 2 43 8/11/2011
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A student may use this accommodation if he or she receives
Section 504 or special education services routinely, independently,
and effectively use this accommodation during classroom instruction
and testing Examples of dictionaries that can be used as an
accommodation standard bound dictionary (not subject-specific)
electronic dictionary (no Internet access) ESL dictionary picture
dictionary sign language dictionary 44 8/11/2011 TETN #10414 TEA
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Calculation Devices Type 2 accommodation Applies only to STAAR
grades 3-8 mathematics tests and STAAR grades 5 and 8 science tests
STAAR Modified grades 3-8 mathematics tests and STAAR Modified
grades 5 and 8 science tests STAAR L grades 3-8 mathematics tests
and STAAR L grades 5 and 8 science tests 2 45 8/11/2011 TETN #10414
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A student may use this accommodation if he or she receives
Section 504 or special education services, routinely,
independently, and effectively uses this accommodation during
classroom instruction and testing, and meets one of the following
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Grades 3 and 4 The student has a physical disability that
prevents him or her from independently writing the numbers required
for computations and cannot effectively use other allowable
accommodations to address this need (e.g., whiteboards, graph
paper). The student has an impairment in vision that prevents him
or her from seeing the numbers they have written during
computations and cannot effectively use other allowable
accommodations to address this need (e.g., CCTV, magnifier).
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Grades 5 through 8 The student has a physical disability that
prevents him or her from independently writing the numbers required
for computations and cannot effectively use other allowable
accommodations to address this need (e.g., whiteboard, graph
paper). The student has an impairment in vision that prevents him
or him or her from seeing the numbers they have written during
computations and cannot effectively use other allowable
accommodations to address this need (e.g. CCTV, magnifier. The
student has a disability that affects mathematics calculations.
Even after intensive instruction and remediation is consistently
unable to memorize basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, or
division facts or perform the steps in an algorithm correctly when
solving problems. 8/11/2011 TETN #10414 TEA Student Assessment
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