1. ACCOMMODATIONS STAAR STAAR Spanish STAAR Modified STAAR L or TELPAS

2. Critical Information about Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
For the purposes of statewide testing, students needing accommodations due to a disability include
A student with an identified disability who receives special education services and meets established eligibility criteria for certain accommodations
A student with an identified disability who receives Section 504 services and meets established eligibility criteria for certain accommodations
A student with a disabling condition who does not receive special education or Section 504 services but meets established eligibility criteria for certain accommodations

3. Critical Information about Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
Who makes decisions about accommodation use during statewide assessments for students with disabilities and where should the decisions be documented?
Special education services: the ARD committee; IEP
Section 504 services: the 504 placement committee; IAP

4. Critical Information about Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
No special education or Section 504 services: the appropriate team of people at the campus level; documentation determined at local level
Response to Intervention (RTI) team and student assistance team are just examples
This applies to a small group of students

5. Optional Test Administration Procedures and Materials
Referred to as Related Testing Procedures
Includes some called testing accommodations in previous years
Available to any student who needs them
Use of these are not recorded on the student’s answer document
Authority for decision is the same as for accommodations
The CTC will need to know in order to plan for test days
Descriptions and guidelines for use included in document on Accommodations for SWD (Students with Disabilities) webpage and in test administrator manuals

6. Optional Test Administration Procedures and Materials
A student may use the following procedures and materials during the statewide assessments:
If distracting to other students, an individual administration may be required.
Procedures or materials to minimize distractions (e.g., stress ball, noise-reducing headphones)
Individual or small-group testing
Colored overlays
Magnifying devices
Reading test aloud to self (e.g., reading into a voice- feedback device or voice recorder)
Place markers
Highlighters or colored pencils
Signing or translating test administration directions
Preferential seating
Scratch paper /
Reading assistance on grade 3 mathematics
other workspace

7. The Accommodation Triangle1 2 3

8. The next several slides only include the highlights of some accommodations.
Special instructions and considerations are not shown
Educators must access the actual accommodation policy pages from the Accommodation Triangle.

9. Accommodations More to come… Any Student* SpEd or 504 SpEd Only
Preferential Seating
Calculators
Math Manipulatives
Individual or Small Group
Dictionary
Supplemental Aids
Signing or translating test directions
Oral Administration
** includes students who do not receive services but are identified with dyslexia
Reading test aloud to self
Scratch paper
Gr. 3 Reading Assistance
(Math only)
Minimize Distractions
Colored Overlays
Magnifying Devices
Blank Place Markers
Highlighters/Colored pencils
More to come…
*Available to any student who needs them. Authority for this decision is the same as for accommodations.

10. Calculation Devices Reminder
Gr. 3-8 math & science tests for STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR Modified, STAAR L
Eligibility Criteria
Special education or Section 504
Routinely, independently, & effectively uses this accommodation during classroom instruction and testing
Gr. 3-4: physical disability that prevents student from writing or an impairment in vision that prevents student from seeing the numbers used in computations
Gr. 5-8: meets one criteria from Gr. 3-4 or has a disability that affects math calculations (unable to memorize basic facts or perform steps in an algorithm)

11. Calculation Devices Reminder
Required for STAAR, STAAR Modified, and STAAR L
Algebra I
geometry
Biology
STAAR and STAAR L
Algebra II
chemistry
physics
Not an accommodation for these tests

12. Calculation Devices Examples/Types
This accommodation may ONLY include
Four-function calculator
Scientific calculator
Graphing calculator
Large-key calculator
Abacus or Cranmer modified abacus
Audio-graphing calculator
Speech output calculator
This is an exhaustive list.
No other calculators are allowed.

13. Dictionary Reminder
Gr. 3-5 reading tests for STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR Modified
Eligibility Criteria
Special education or Section 504
Routinely, independently, & effectively…
Disability that affects memory retrieval and/or decoding skills
Required for STAAR and STAAR Modified gr reading, gr. 7 writing, English I & II; STAAR English III; not an accommodation

14. Dictionary Examples/Types
This accommodation may ONLY include
Standard/general dictionary in English (or Spanish)
Dictionary/thesaurus combo
Electronic dictionary (no Internet access)
Bilingual dictionary
ESL dictionary
Picture dictionary
Sign language dictionary
This is an exhaustive list.
No other dictionaries are allowed.

15. Oral/Signed Administration
STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR Modified, & STAAR L
Test questions and answer choices for all math, science, and social studies tests, including EOC
STAAR, STAAR Spanish, & STAAR Modified
Gr. 3-8 reading test questions and answer choices only; NEVER the reading selections
English I, II, III test questions and answer choices from the reading section; NEVER the reading selections; NEVER the revising & editing passages, questions, or answer choices; OK to read the writing prompt (more specific info to come)

16. Oral/Signed Administration
Eligibility Criteria
Routinely and effectively…
Meets one of the following:
The student receives special education services and is identified with dyslexia or has evidence of reading difficulties
The student receives Section 504 services and is identified with dyslexia or has evidence of reading difficulties.
The student does not receive special education or Section 504 services but is identified with dyslexia.

17. Oral Administration Examples/Types
TWO levels of reading support:
Reading parts of the test questions
and/or answer choices at student request
Reading all test questions and answer choices throughout the test
Removed the level of “reading the test in its entirety” because reading selections can never be read aloud
For other subjects, all words in the test questions and answer choices can be read aloud

18. Mathematics Manipulatives
STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR Modified, STAAR L mathematics tests
Eligibility Criteria
Special education only
Routinely, independently, and effectively…
Has a disability that affects memory retrieval, focus, or organization such that he or she cannot learn and retain information as effectively as non-disabled peers despite multiple opportunities to learn, varied instructional strategies, and high-quality instruction.

19. Math Manipulatives Examples/Types
This accommodation may ONLY include
Real or play money
Clocks (instructional clocks, not a wall clock)
Base-ten blocks
Counters
Algebra tiles
Fraction pieces
Geometric figures
This is an exhaustive list.
No other manipulatives are allowed.

20. Supplemental Aids STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR Modified, STAAR L
Eligibility Criteria
Special education only
Routinely, independently, & effectively…
Has a disability that affects memory retrieval, focus, or organization such that he or she cannot learn and retain information as effectively as non-disabled peers despite multiple opportunities to learn, varied instructional strategies, and high-quality instruction.

21. Supplemental Aids Examples/Types
This accommodation may ONLY include
All subjects: mnemonic devices, blank graphic organizers
Math: addition & multiplication charts,100 chart, place value chart, pictorial models of fraction bars/circles & geometric figures
Writing: grammar and mechanics rules
Science: graphics, formula triangles
Social studies: blank maps, timelines
This is an exhaustive list.
No other supplemental aids are allowed.
Be sure to read the complete accommodation policy for guidelines regarding labeling and other details.

22. Want additional manipulatives and supplemental aids?
For the school year, these lists represent what eligible students can use.
TEA will not accept ARFs for additional manipulatives or supplemental aids.

23. Be Sure to Carefully Read…
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.

24. Former Dyslexia Accommodations
The Dyslexia Bundled Accommodations were part of the TAKS program for reading grades 3 through 8.
The bundle of 3 accommodations does not exist for the STAAR program.
However, there are several accommodations that could be useful for a student with dyslexia.
Oral administration will now be expanded to include allowing the TA to read aloud the questions and answer choices from the reading tests to students who meet the eligibility criteria; the TA can never read aloud the reading selections.

25. Former Dyslexia Accommodations
Extra time to complete the test (until the end of the published school day) may be allowed if the student meets the eligibility criteria. Students identified with dyslexia will most likely be included in the eligibility criteria.
Having an extra day to complete the test is reserved for students with serious medical conditions or other unique and severe situations. Students identified with dyslexia will most likely NOT be included in the eligibility criteria.
(These policies have not yet been finalized.)

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