Accommodation Resources
TEA accessibility policies may apply to any student taking STAAR or TELPAS depending on his or her needs and whether or not the student meets the eligibility criteria, if applicable. These policies are divided into 3 main categories. Within each category are links to policy documents that provide more specific information.
TEA accessibility policies may apply to any student taking STAAR or TELPAS depending on his or her needs and whether or not the student meets the eligibility criteria, if applicable. These policies are divided into 3 main categories. Within each category are links to policy documents that provide more specific information.
To view or print out the accessibility policies as one file, use the following link: 2019–2020 Accessibility Policies
To view or print out the accessibility policies as one file, use the following link: 2019–2020 Accessibility Policies
This guide provides parents with a general overview of the designated supports that are available for use on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) and the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS). Designated supports are accommodations that change the way a student accesses an assessment, without changing the content being assessed. This guide provides an overview of the designated supports that can be approved by the appropriate team at a student’s school and should not be independently used to make assessment decisions for students. For more information on other supports, or for a more detailed explanation of the designated supports listed below, please refer to the Accommodations Resources webpage.
This guide provides parents with a general overview of the designated supports that are available for use on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) and the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS). Designated supports are accommodations that change the way a student accesses an assessment, without changing the content being assessed. This guide provides an overview of the designated supports that can be approved by the appropriate team at a student’s school and should not be independently used to make assessment decisions for students. For more information on other supports, or for a more detailed explanation of the designated supports listed below, please refer to the Accommodations Resources webpage.
For STAAR Alternate 2, TEA defines accommodations as changes to materials or procedures that enable students with disabilities to participate meaningfully in learning and testing. It is critical that students with disabilities are provided access to the assessment through careful use of accommodations wherever appropriate. The accommodations must :
For STAAR Alternate 2, TEA defines accommodations as changes to materials or procedures that enable students with disabilities to participate meaningfully in learning and testing. It is critical that students with disabilities are provided access to the assessment through careful use of accommodations wherever appropriate. The accommodations must :
■ maintain the integrity of the assessment,
■ maintain the integrity of the assessment,
■ avoid leading to or providing the student a direct answer,
■ avoid leading to or providing the student a direct answer,
■ be used routinely in instruction,
■ be used routinely in instruction,
■ reflect the student’s learning styles, and
■ reflect the student’s learning styles, and
■ allow a student to respond using a mode that is appropriate for the student.
■ allow a student to respond using a mode that is appropriate for the student.
Accommodations may be used only if they meet the criteria above and are listed in the student’s IEP. The chart below shows allowable accommodations for STAAR Alternate 2 along with additional guidelines on how some should be applied.
Accommodations may be used only if they meet the criteria above and are listed in the student’s IEP. The chart below shows allowable accommodations for STAAR Alternate 2 along with additional guidelines on how some should be applied.
This is a database of resources that can help out our students with special needs! Take a look and try some out! Click on a card and it will take you to the source link. These resources are awesome and valuable, so please share with anyone who can benefit from them!
This is a database of resources that can help out our students with special needs! Take a look and try some out! Click on a card and it will take you to the source link. These resources are awesome and valuable, so please share with anyone who can benefit from them!
*This is a Google Site created by Region 10 that allows you to filter and find technology resources.
**All resources came from: Texas Assistive Technology Network Project, Brad Cloud, Matthew Kitchens, and Eric Curts.Resource Page created by: Ashton ArnoldRegion 10 ESC
If you have any resources that you know about and are not on here, please send them to me so I can add them!Email: ashton.arnold@region10.org
Welcome to Accommodation Central
Welcome to Accommodation Central
Learn how to implement accommodations using our accommodation library!
Learn how to implement accommodations using our accommodation library!
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