Accommodations SBAC Assessment Beth Schiltz Fall 2014

Objectives Focus on: –The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC): Usability, Accessibility and Accommodations Guidelines document –Field Test Accommodations Data –Available Tools and Resources –Documenting Accommodations

SBAC Usability, Accessible and Accommodation Guidelines

Smarter Balanced: Usability, Accessibility and Accommodations Guidance document found at – test/resources/ test/resources/ –Updated August 1, 2014 Guidelines apply to all students Three levels of support

SBAC Accommodations Three levels of support both embedded and non-embedded Level 1 – Universal Tools –For ALL students Level 2 – Designated Supports –For SOME students Level 3 – Documented Accommodations –For a FEW students Taken from the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium: Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines document

Level 1 – Universal Tools For ALL students

Level 1 – Universal Tools Pages 6-8 Provided for all students

Level 1 – Universal Tools Pages 6-8 Provided digitally or separately

Level 1 – Universal Tools Pages 6-8 Based on student preference and selection

Level 1 – Universal Tools Pages 6-8 Can be turned off if tool is viewed as a distraction

Level 1 – Universal Tools Should be using these tools in other digital environments so students are familiar with them

Level 1 – Universal Tools Provided for ALL students –Breaks –Calculator –Digital Notepad –English Dictionary (for ELA performance task full write) –English Glossary –Expandable Passages –Global Notes (for ELA performance tasks –Highlighter –Keyboard Navigation –Mark for Review –Math Tools –Spell Check (for ELA items) –Strikethrough –Writing Tools –Zoom Embedded Tools

Level 1 – Universal Tools Provided for ALL students Non-Embedded Tools –Breaks –English Dictionary (for ELA performance task full writes) –Scratch Paper –Thesaurus (for ELA performance task full writes)

Level 2 – Designated Supports For SOME students

Level 2 – Designated Supports Pages 9-13 For any student for which a need has been indicated –by an educator or –a team of educators with parent/guardian and/or student –ISAAP (Individual Student Assessment Accessibility Profile) or a similar process

Level 2 – Designated Supports Pages 9-13 Currently being used for instruction and/or other assessment

Level 2 – Designated Supports Pages 9-13 Identified prior to the assessment

Level 2 – Designated Supports Pages 9-13 Activated prior to testing in the TIDE (Test Information Distribution Engine)

Level 2 – Designated Supports Provided for SOME Students Embedded Supports –Color Contrast –Masking –Text-to-speech –Translated test directions –Translations (glossaries for math items) –Translations (stacked for math items) –Turn off universal tools

Level 2 – Designated Supports Provided for SOME Students Non-Embedded Supports –Bilingual dictionary (for ELA performance task full writes) –Color contrasts –Color overlays –Magnification –Read aloud (math items and ELA items – not reading passages) –Scribe (for ELA non-writing items and math items) –Separate setting –Translations (glossaries for math items)

Level 3 – Documented Accommodations For FEW students

Level 3 – Documented Accommodations Pages Documented need for the support such as an IEP or a 504 plan –Decisions made by a team –Information must be entered in the TIDE so they can be activated

Level 3 – Documented Accommodations Pages Exception may be a student who has a physical injury such as a broken hand or arm and can’t use the computer –May use the speech- to-text and/or –Scribe –If they have experience using these supports

Level 3 – Documented Accommodations For FEW students Embedded Accommodations –American Sign Language (for ELA listening items and math items) –Braille –Closed Captioning (for ELA listening items) –Text-to-speech (for ELA reading passages grades 6-8, 11) Practice/Training tests :

Level 3 – Documented Accommodations For FEW students Non-embedded Accommodations –Abacus –Alternate response options –Calculator (Braille and Talking Calculator for calculator items only) –Multiplication Table (grade 4 and above for math items – single digit 1-9) –Noise Buffers –Print on demand –Read aloud (for ELA passages grades 6-8, 11 who do not have Braille skills ) –Scribe –Speech to text Practice/Training tests :

South Dakota Field Test Data

Number of Students Receiving a Support or an Accommodation Grade Student Receiving Supports or Accommodations Grand Total11165

Embedded Supports and Accommodations

Text-to-Speech ELA (English Language Arts) GradeItemsStimuliStimuli & ItemsGrand Total Total Grades 3-5 cannot have Stimuli (Reading Passages) read to them

Text-to-Speech Math GradeItemsStimuli Stimuli & ItemsTotal Total5318

Other Embedded Supports Data MaskingELAMath Masking Available Color ChoicesELAMath Black on Rose1150 Medium Gray on Light Gray43 Reverse Contrast2019 Yellow on Blue99 Font Size (default 14) ELA (Times New Roman) Math (Verdana) Level 1 (x1.5 = 21) 1817 Level 2 (x1.75= 24) 29 Level 3 (x2.5= 35) 45 Level 4 (x3= 42) 12

Other Accommodation Data Closed Captioning (for Listening items) ELA Closed Captioning Available14 American Sign LanguageELAMath Show ASL videos66 StreamlinedELAMath Streamlined Interface Availability360307

Non-Embedded Supports and Accommodations

Non-Embedded Supports for ELA Grand Total Bilingual Dictionary55 Bilingual Dictionary; Separate Setting11 Color Contrast112 Color Contrast; Magnification112 Color Contrast; Magnification; Scribe Items (Non-Writing); Separate Setting11 Color Overlay112 Color Overlay; Read Aloud Items11 Color Overlay; Separate Setting213 Magnification Magnification; Read Aloud Items; Scribe Items (Non-Writing); Separate Setting11 Magnification; Separate Setting11 Read Aloud Items Read Aloud Items; Scribe Items (Non-Writing) Read Aloud Items; Scribe Items (Non-Writing); Separate Setting Read Aloud Items; Separate Setting Scribe Items (Non-Writing) Scribe Items (Non-Writing); Separate Setting Separate Setting % For the paper version of test only

Separate Setting and Text-to-Speech for ELA ItemsStimuli Stimuli & Items Total Separate Setting2994 Separate Setting and Text-to-Speech

Non-Embedded Supports for Math Support Total Color Contrast11 Color Contrast; Magnification112 Color Contrast; Magnification; Scribe Items (Non-Writing); Separate Setting11 Color Contrast; Read Aloud Items; Read Aloud Stimuli112 Color Overlay112 Color Overlay; Separate Setting213 Magnification Magnification; Read Aloud Items; Read Aloud Stimuli; Scribe Items (Non-Writing); Separate Setting11 Magnification; Separate Setting11 Read Aloud Items Read Aloud Items; Read Aloud Stimuli Read Aloud Items; Read Aloud Stimuli; Scribe Items (Non-Writing)21216 Read Aloud Item; Read Aloud Stimuli; Scribe Items (Non-Writing); Separate Setting Read Aloud Items; Read Aloud Stimuli; Separate Setting Read Aloud Items; Scribe Items (Non-Writing); Separate Setting123 Read Aloud Items; Separate Setting Read Aloud Stimuli11 Read Aloud Stimuli; Scribe Items (Non-Writing); Separate Setting11 Read Aloud Stimuli; Separate Setting213 Scribe Items (Non-Writing) Scribe Items (Non-Writing); Separate Setting Separate Setting Separate Setting; Glossary - Arabic11 Separate Setting; Glossary - Mandarin11 Separate Setting; Glossary - Spanish11 Grand Total

Non-Embedded Accommodations ELA Total Alternate Response Options Alternate Response Options; Read Aloud Stimuli213 Alternate Response Options; Read Aloud Stimuli; Scribe Items (Writing)1113 Alternate Response Options; Read Aloud Stimuli; Speech-to-Text11 Alternate Response Options; Scribe Items (Writing)11 Read Aloud Stimuli Read Aloud Stimuli; Scribe Items (Writing) Read Aloud Stimuli; Scribe Items (Writing); Speech-to-Text112 Read Aloud Stimuli; Speech-to-Text Scribe Items (Writing) Scribe Items (Writing); Speech-to-Text1113 Speech-to-Text

Non-Embedded Accommodations Math Accommodation Total Abacus11 Alternate Response Options Alternate Response Options; Calculator11 Alternate Response Options; Calculator; Multiplication Table1113 Alternate Response Options; Multiplication Table22 Alternate Response Options; Speech-to-Text11 Calculator Calculator; Multiplication Table Calculator; Multiplication Table; Speech-to-Text Calculator; Speech-to-Text1124 Multiplication Table Multiplication Table; Speech-to-Text Speech-to-Text Multiplication Tables can’t be used for 3 rd grade. Calculators can’t be used for 3 rd -5 th grade. Only Braille and talking calculators (and possible large) are allowed.

Tools and Resources

ISAAP Tool (Individual Student Assessment Accessibility Profile) Excel spreadsheet tool Used to help document decisions on supports and accommodations needed Could provide information to person designated to input TIDE information Fall Assessment Roadshow\Copy of ISAAP Tool _Final _v2.xlsm Fall Assessment Roadshow\Copy of ISAAP Tool _Final _v2.xlsm

Common Language D-STEP Science Smarter Balanced Other State Assessments (not mandated)

Crosswalk Between SBAC, D-Step, NSCS (alt. assessment), ASSETS, NAEP, and EOC –Close match

One Page Overview Show comparison between SBAC, D-Step, and NSCS (Alt Assessment) ed.aspx

State Assessment and Accommodation Worksheet Assessment and Accommodation Tool –Helps inform supports and accommodations use for state assessment –Contains both SBAC and D-Step information –Modeled after TIDE format

SD Accommodations Manual Updated this summer (in draft form)

SD Accommodations Manual Five Important Steps 1.Expect students with disabilities to achieve grade level academic content standards 2.Learn about accommodations for instruction and assessment 3.Select accommodations 4.Administer accommodations during instruction and assessment 5.Evaluate and improve accommodation use

Tool 3 Updated to include information for the major state assessments (those that are mandated and those that are optional) Still in draft form

Documenting Accommodations

Accommodations must be clearly documented in the IEP –Instructional accommodations –Assessment accommodations

Documenting Accommodations Three possible areas of the IEP –Consideration of Special Factors assistive technology devices and services –Supplementary Aids and Services aids, services, and other supports –Participation in Assessments how a student will participate in state and district-wide assessments

Documenting Accommodations Consideration of Special Factors Page

Documenting Accommodations Accommodations/Modifications/Supplementary Aids and Services

Documenting Accommodations

Campus IEP SBAC Accommodations being updated Campus Admin can add instructional accommodations Issues with printing

Documenting Accommodations on Campus IEP

Questions

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