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Purpose: This information provides an overview of the accessibility resources available in the CAASPP, CAA, and ELPAC tests. These resources include universal tools, designated supports, and accommodations for students. Please be sure you are familiar with the Accessibility Matrix.
This training page contains several key resources. As part of your assigned training, please review them so you know where to find answers to student accessibility questions. This should take no more than 10 minutes.
Table of Contents:
Accessibility Resources Overview
Accessibility Resources Overview
To access the Accessibility Webpage in CAASPP/ELPAC, please click this link!🌐
Understanding and Assigning Student Supports
To ensure our students have the correct accessibility features for testing, please review the resources below to clarify the differences between Universal Tools, Designated Supports, and Accommodations.
Key Definitions and Action Steps:
Review the Visual Guide: Use the image below to visualize how the different levels of support fit together (Universal vs. Designated vs. Accommodations).
Understand Delivery Methods:
Embedded Supports: These are digital tools within the test. Students should practice using these throughout the year to ensure familiarity.
Non-Embedded Supports: These are external resources (e.g., noise buffers, read-alouds). You or the proctor must arrange these physically for the student.
Manage Student Profiles: If you need to add or remove supports, please follow the instructions linked here 🌐 to update TOMS.
Reference the Matrix: For a detailed breakdown of all available tools, please refer to the Accessibility Matrix linked here 🌐.
Universal Tools
Universal Tools
Universal Tools are Resources that are available to all students on the basis of student preference and selection.
Universal tools are available to all students and do not require documentation. They are built into the testing system or allowed during testing to support access without changing what is being measured. Examples include zoom, highlighter, scratch paper, and breaks.
All students may use embedded or non-embedded features based on their preferences.
Example: Global Notes (embedded) and scratch paper (non-embedded).
Watch the video below to learn how students can use the universal tools provided.
Designated Supports
Designated Supports
Designated Supports are resources that are available for use by any student for whom the need has been indicated by an educator or team of educators.
Any designated supports will need to be assigned to the student prior to taking the test.
Designated supports, which are accessibility features of the assessments, are available for use by any student for whom the need has been indicated by an educator (or team of educators working with the parent/guardian and student).
They are either provided as digitally delivered components of the test administration system (embedded) or separate from it (non-embedded).
Designated supports are available for the listed, approved assessments and do not change the construct of what is being assessed. Students who receive these accessibility resources will receive a valid score.
Accommodations
Accommodations
Accommodations are changes in procedures or materials that increase equitable access during testing for students who need them, based on documentation through an IEP or 504 plan.
Any accommodations will need to be assigned to the student prior to taking the test.
Assessment accommodations generate valid assessment results for students who need them; they allow these students to show what they know and can do.
Accommodations are available for the listed, approved assessments and do not change the construct of what is being assessed.
Students who receive these accessibility resources will receive a valid score.
Accommodations will be shared with teachers by their administrator(s).
Additional Information
Additional Information
Non-Embedded Accommodations and Supports are anything the student uses in their everyday schooling and is listed in their signed IEP or 504 plan. This can also include:
Noise buffers
Amplification or magnification– assistive technology
Bilingual dictionary (Check charts above to make sure this is approved for the test the student is using it for)
Calculator – this is always a special calculator that the student needs, as a calculator is a universal tool for all students. Braille calculator, talking calculator, etc.
Abacus
Instructional Supports and Resources for Alternate Assessments
Instructional Supports and Resources for Alternate Assessments
The CAAs and the Alternate ELPAC are administered to students one-on-one by a test examiner. Below is a of universal tools, designated supports, and accommodations listed in the Matrix that are available to those students taking the alternate assessments. The following embedded resources are not available for alternate assessments. N/A indicates a resource that does not apply to that general assessment.
Printable Resources for Use with Students
Printable Resources for Use with Students
The following resources are things the testing proctor will need to provide for the student prior to the test session.
Best Practice would be to email the needed resource(s) to the student/parent prior to the test with instructions to print it out and have it available when testing.
Science Resources
Science Resources
Download Links:
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
The following documents should be reviewed by teachers, test proctors, and SPED Case Managers to determine best practices for students that are assigned the following supports: Scribe, Text-to-Speech, Read Aloud, Embedded Glossaries, Enlarged Reference Tools, Large-Print & Braille Materials, and Illustrated Glossaries.
scribing-protocol.pdfScribing Protocol
guidelines-for-choosing-tts-or-read-aloud-in-grades-3-5.pdfGuidelines for Choosing Text-to-Speech or Read Aloud in Grades 3-5
read-aloud-guidelines.pdfRead Aloud Guidelines
instructions-for-using-embedded-glossaries.pdfInstructions for Using Embedded Glossaries
CAST.science-tool-enlargement-quick-start.2016-17.pdfPrinting Enlarged Science Reference Tools
CAASPP.Large-Print_and_Braille_Instructions.2019-20.pdfInstructions for Using CAASPP Large-Print and Braille Materials
Illustration-Glossary-2020.pdfInstructions for the Illustrated Glossary
Click the button below to view the document version of this training.
Text-to-Speech Video
Text-to-Speech Video
Speech-to-Text
Speech-to-Text
Accessibility Resources - Translated
Accessibility Resources - Translated
Spanish
Spanish
ELPAC-Translated-Test-Directions-Spanish.2021-22.pdfCantonese
Cantonese
ELPAC-Translated-Test-Directions-Cantonese.2021-22.pdfFarsi
Farsi
ELPAC-Translated-Test-Directions-Farsi.2021-22.pdfChinese Mandarin
Chinese Mandarin
ELPAC-Translated-Test-Directions-Mandarin.2021-22.pdfJapanese
Japanese
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Hmong
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Telugu
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Urdu
ELPAC-Translated-Test-Directions-Urdu.2021-22.pdfKhmer
Khmer
ELPAC-Translated-Test-Directions-Khmer.2021-22.pdfVietnamese
Vietnamese
ELPAC-Translated-Test-Directions-Vietnamese.2021-22.pdfPunjabi
Punjabi
ELPAC-Translated-Test-Directions-Punjabi.2021-22.pdfKorean
Korean
ELPAC-Translated-Test-Directions-Korean.2021-22.pdfDemonstration Videos:
Demonstration Videos:
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