TEA defines accommodations as changes to materials or procedures that enable students 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 IEP. A teacher’s determination of the English proficiency of a student with the most significant cognitive disabilities using TELPAS Alternate should reflect the student’s performance in English using the same accommodations used in daily instruction.
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