Accommodation: Oral Administration

Suitability

Recommended Domains:

Writing, Listening, and Speaking

Recommended Levels:

Entering (1) through Developing (3)

Description

This accommodation allows for reading support. Test questions, answers, and required reference materials are read aloud to a student. Please note that content support is not provided within this accommodation, just a reading of the text.

Example

A Multilingual Learner has Oral Administration on their ILAP and is taking a science test. Some examples for providing this accommodation include:

The science teacher reads the questions and responses to the student.
The science teacher creates a Google document that can be read to the student with the help of Google add-ons.
The science teacher sends the ML to the testing center for oral administration.

Observability

What it Sounds Like in the Classroom

Teacher

Student

Teacher reads questions and responses to the student.

Student may ask for repetition (if allowed within the assessment).

What it Looks Like in the Classroom

Teacher

Student

Teacher reads questions and responses to the student.

Student listens, follows along, and may ask for repetition (if allowed within the assessment).

Timeliness

When should the accommodation be removed?

The Oral Adminsitration accommodation may be removed when the student demonstrates accurate spelling and grammar after instruction. Most MLs do not require the Oral Administration accommodation beyond the Emerging level (2), but some students occasionally require this accommodation through the Developing level (3). If you have questions, or feel your ML requires a change in their ILAP regarding this accommodation, please reach out to the ESOL teacher in your building to discuss the student's needs.

Additional Links

This Google Add-On allows students to have documents and forms read to them.

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