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Accommodations in Assessment
Published on Mar 26, 2018
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Assessment for Students with Disabilities
March 29, 2018
Tonight I will be your substitute teacher! My name is Kelly McBride, and I have been a special education teacher for 18 years. Tammy asked me to speak to your class tonight on the subject of accommodations in assessment for special populations.
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Agenda
- Good things & needs
- People first language
- Discussion
- Special Populations
- Accommodations
- Alternate Assessment
- Questions
Dignity and Respect
When we are talking about students with disabilities, it is important to remember to use language that treats the individual with dignity and respect.
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Discussion: Should all students be assessed?
Are there some students who are too disabled to be assessed?
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Good teaching...
- differentiation
- change instruction based on assessment
- pre-teaching, re-teaching, scaffolding
Special Populations
- Students with 504 Plans
- Students with Individual Education Programs
504 Plans
- Have a handicapping condition
- Require access, supports, or accommodations
Your role in IEP meeting
- Regular education teachers are required members of the team
- Participation for the purpose of determining appropriate positive behavior interventions and supports and strategies, supplementary aids and services, program modifications, and support for school personnel
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Accommodation:
change that allows access to general curriculum or assessment
Assessments for Students with Disabilities
- appropriate accommodations for all assessments
- fair and accurate way to assess student knowledge and skills
- should be used in regular instruction
recent changes
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Johnny has 504 Plan for diabetes
Requires breaks, snacks, glucose checks by nurse, and staff training
Individual Education Program (IEP)
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- Found eligible as a student with disability under one of 14 eligibility categories under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- Require specially designed instruction
- May needs supports, accommodations, modifications, related services
Meg: IEP for Specific Learning Disability
text to speech, extra time, clarification of test directions
State of Alaska Participation Guidelines
- Who participates
- Student supports
- Universal Tools
- Allowable accommodations
AIMSweb
- Benchmark: Braille or large print
- Progress monitoring: survey level assessment to determine appropriate grade level
PEAKS
- Universal tools (sticky note, scratch paper, calculator)
- Accommodations (text to speech, math manipulatives, preferential seating)
MAP Testing
- Universal tools (amplification, calculator, highlighting)
- Accommodations (assistive technology, scribe, ASL interpreter)
Alternate Assessment
- Students with significant cognitive disabilities
- non-diploma track
- measured on alternate achievement standards
