TEA defines accommodations as changes to materials or procedures that enable students with disabilities to participate meaningfully in learning and testing. Because TELPAS Alternate is an assessment based on a year of quality English instruction, the student performance described in the Observable Behaviors occurs while students have access to the instructional accommodations indicated in their individualized education program (IEP). For the most part, teacher determination of English proficiency of students with significant cognitive disabilities using TELPAS Alternate will reflect student performance in English using the same accommodations used in daily instruction.
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