Universal tools are accessibility resources of the assessment that are either provided as digitally delivered components of the test administration system or separate from it. Universal tools are available to all students based on student preference and selection. The universal tools describe on this page are not modifications. Universal tools 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.
Breaks (Only between domains for ELPAC)
Digital Notepad
Expandable items/passages
Highlighter
Line Reader
Zoom
Scratch Paper (ELPAC and CAASPP ELA - plain or lined paper; CAASPP Math grade 6 and above - graph paper is required)
Oral Clarification (ELPAC Only)
Test Navigation Assistant (TNA) (ELPAC Only)