Information on Accommodations and Personal Needs Profile for Students Participating in the PARCC Assessment 1

Some examples include:  Highlighting  Customized colors  Graphic organizers or representations  Captions for audio  Home language supports/tools  Braille (tactile/refreshable)  Signing supports (ASL)  Assistive technology Embedded Supports Being Discussed 2

Number of different test units 3

Length of each test unit (minutes) 4

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Accommodation Eligibility Tools PARCC Accommodations Eligibility Tools: 10

Sample Items actice-tests/english/ 11

Grade 4 – ELA Language/Vocab 12

Grade 3 ELA – RL 3.3 Describe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events 13

Grade 4 ELA – RI 4.3 Explain the relationship or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific... 14

Grade 5 ELA – RL 5. 3 Compare and Contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details from the text 15

Grade 7 ELA – RL 7.5 Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure contributes to its meaning. 16

Grade 10 ELA – Language/Vocab 17

Grade 10 ELA – RL 10.5 Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it, or manipulate time create such effects as... 18

Grade 3 – Number Computation 19

Grade 4 : Number Computation 20

Grade 4 : Fractions 21

Grade 5 Math: Fractions 22

Grade 7 23

Algebra 24

Algebra 25

Computer Vs. Paper/Pencil 26 Computer Based Item Paper Pencil Item with Grid In