Designated supports for the Smarter Balanced assessments are those features that are available for use by any student for whom the need has been indicated by an educator or team of educators with parent/guardian and student. The designated supports describe on this page are not modifications. Designated supports all yield valid scores that count as participation in assessments that meet the requirements of ESSA when used in a manner consistent with the Guidelines.
Amplification
Color Contrast
Masking
Separate Setting
Simplified Test Directions
Streamline
Text-to-Speech (Not for passages on ELA or CSA; only available for writing domain on ELPAC)
Read Aloud (Not for passages on ELA or CSA; only available for writing domain on ELPAC)
Turn off Universal Tools
Scribe (Not for the ELA PT full-write or listening/reading on CSA; not available for ELPAC)
Designated Interface Assistance (DIA) (ELPAC Only)
Pause/Replay Audio (ELPAC Only)