Smarter Balanced Accommodations – Knowing and Using Allowed Resources

Presenters:Donna GearnsAlicia Skelly8/20/2014

Learning Targets for This Session

O Differentiate between accommodations and modifications

O Basic understanding of the Smarter Balanced Assessment – who gets tested

O Awareness of the 3 key “features” –O Universal ToolsO Designated SupportsO Accommodations

What is the Smarter Balanced Assessment

O Assessment aligned to the Common Core StandardsO English language Arts (ELA)/literacyO MathO Grades 3-8 and 11O All students are expected to

participateO Exceptions are students with the most

significant cognitive disabilities ( about 1% or fewer of student population)

Who takes which test??O Elementary Grades 3-8

O Secondary

O Info. From OPSI website

Elementary

Secondary

What are accommodations?

O Tool and Procedures

O Provide equal access to instruction and assessment for students with disabilities

O “level the playing field”

O Intended to lessen the effects of a student’s disability

Accommodations VS Modifications

O AccommodationsO Lessen the effects of a student’s disabilityO Provides multiple means for students to learn

the standardsO Very important – an accommodation does

not change the content being taught or reduce learning or achievement expectations

O Can be –O A deviceO A practiceO A procedure

Accommodations vs Modifications

O ModificationsO Change the core content standard or

performance expectationO Can be –

O A deviceO A practiceO An intervention

Test your knowledgeO Should accommodations be used only for

testing purposes??

O Who gets to decide what accommodations are useda. Parentsb. Classroom teacherc. OT/PT or SLPsd. Special Ed teachere. All of the above as long as they are part of the IEP/ 504 team

Selecting accommodations

O Questions to consider –O What are the students learning

strengths?O How do the student’s learning needs

affect the achievement of the grade level content standards?

O What specialized instruction does the student need to achieve the grade level standards?

Other questions to consider

O What accommodations is the student regularly using in the classroom and on tests?

O What is the student’s perception of how well the accommodation has worked?

O Has the student been willing to use the accommodation?

O What are the perceptions of parents, teachers and others about how the accommodations appear to have worked?

PARProtocol for Accommodations in Reading

O Dr. Denise DeCosteO Comparison of:

O Student’s oral reading, O Adult reading and O Using a text reader

O Free from Don Johnston website: donjohnston.com/download-par/

O Videos from PAR websitewww.ATcollective.comdiscussion groupsenter videos in the search field

PAR Results

Learning to use accommodations

O Be sure to plan how and when the student will learn to use each accommodation

O Be sure the student has time to learn to use the accommodation before using if for state and district wide assessments

Things to rememberO Be sure student has plenty of

practice opportunities to use accommodations

O If the student is using AT (Assistive Technology)O Check it out ahead of timeO Be sure it works with testing platform

Smarter Balanced Assessment Features

O 3 Categories of Assessment Features

O Universal Tools

O Designated Supports

O Accommodations

Universal ToolsO Available to all students for

computer administered Smarter Balanced Assessments

O Features of the assessment provided digitally as part of the testing system or separate from itO Embedded Universal ToolsO Non-embedded Universal Tools

Pages 6-8 of Guide

Universal Tools Video

http://smarterbalanced.articulate-online.com/p/7753246145/DocumentViewRouter.ashx?Cust=77532&DocumentID=e2486dcc-d881-451c-aa4a-348cba44d48e&Popped=True&v=2&InitialPage=presentation.html

Designated SupportsO Features available for use by any

studentO Need is indicated by an educator or

team of educatorsO Process needs to be developed to

make these decisionsO Use of an Individual Students

Assessment Accessibility Profile (ISAAP)O Need to be identified prior to

assessmentO Need to be entered into the Test

Information Distributions Engine (TIDE)

Types of Designated Supports

O Embedded Designated SupportsO Examples – color contrast, masking,

text- to -speechO Non-embedded Designated Supports

O Examples – bilingual dictionary, color contrast, color overlays

Pages 9-13 of Guide

ISAAPO Individual Student Assessment

Accessibility Profile O Can be used to determine which

designated supports should be available for an individual student

O Needs to be completed in advance

AccommodationsO What are they –

O Changes in procedures or materials that allow students to show what they know

O Who Decides What Accommodations are used –O IEP teamsO 504 teamsO Must be noted in the IEP or 504 planO Must be entered into TIDE

2 Types of Accommodations

O Embedded AccommodationsO Examples – American Sign Language,

Braille, Closed captioning, Text-to-SpeechO Students grades 3-5, text-to-speech not

available

O Non-embedded Accommodations O Examples – abacus, Alternate

response options, calculator

Pages 15-19 of the Guide

Accommodation Reminder

O Accommodations are those features available for use by a student with a documentation of need in an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or 504 accommodation plan.

O Accommodations need to be identified and assigned in the Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) prior to assessment administration.

O Students should be familiar with using the accommodations assigned to them.

Which tools are available for which students?

Summary of Tools, Supports and Accommodations

O Review chart – Universal Tools, Designated Supports, Accommodations

Sample Test Items

ELA Sample ItemsWhat does Naomi learn about Grandma Ruth? Use details from the text to support your answer. Type your answer in the space provided.

Read the sentences from the passage. Then answer the

question.

Select three

sentences that show

that Naomi is worried

she has done

something wrong.Click on two phrases from the paragraph that help you understand the

meaning of scarred.

Write an ending for

the story by adding

details to tell what

happens next.

Highlight the parts of

the text that provide

evidence to support

the idea that the

Tuskegee Airmen were

historically important.

Why does the video compare being in space to lying in bed?

Based on what you read in the text, do you think cell phones should be allowed in schools? Using the lists provided in the text, write a paragraph arguing why your position is more reasonable than the opposing position.

The following excerpt is from a writer’s first draft of a narrative essay. Read the excerpt. Then rewrite it, revising it to correct errors.

Now rewrite the excerpt, revising it to correct errors. Type your answer in the space provided.

Using Specific Accommodations

O Using a scribeO Need to practice before the testO General GuidelinesO Content Specific Guidelines

O Using Read Aloud, Test ReaderO Test reader must be trained and qualifiedO General GuidelinesO Need to know content specific guidelinesO Completing the PAR early in the year can

help determine effectiveness of using a reader

Considering Student Accessibility and Accommodation Needs

O Resource 1

Resource # 1 Implementation Guide

Student

Needs

Do’s and Don’tsO Resource 2

Resource # 2 Implementation

Guide

Designated Supports and Accommodations from the

Student's PerspectiveO Resource 4

Resource # 4 Implementation

Guide

Student

Perspectiv

e

Tools Descriptions and How to Incorporate Daily

Tools, Supports and Accommodations Chart

O Working with the chart

O Students you currently haveO What tools would they need?O What supports do they need?O What accommodations would be

beneficial?O How do you know?

Accommodation Planning

ResourcesO http://www.smarterbalanced.org/?

s=accommodations Smarter Balanced accommodation site: resources and guides for testing and implementation

O http://smarterbalanced.articulate-online.com/p/7753246145/DocumentViewRouter.ashx?Cust=77532&DocumentID=e2486dcc-d881-451c-aa4a-348cba44d48e&Popped=True&v=2&InitialPage=presentation.html Universal tools video (15 min.)

O http://sbac.portal.airast.org/practice-test/ Student practice test for AT