Accessibility Features
Accessibility features are procedures and materials that should be made available on state assessments to students who regularly use them during classroom instruction. A student may NOT be required to use accessibility features during testing, and there is no need to document their use in the Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) for test administrations. Accessibility features are available for use on the following assessments:
STAAR, including STAAR Spanish
TELPAS
Accessibility features with the type of support, description, and examples of what practices are allowed and not allowed are listed in the table below. The examples provided are not meant to represent an exhaustive list.
Assistive Tools: Learning and Cognition Supports | |||
Accessibility Feature | Description | Allowed Examples | Not Allowed Examples |
Reading the Test Aloud | All students who use this accessibility feature are allowed to read the test aloud to themselves to facilitate comprehension. |
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Reading Assistance for STAAR Grade 3 Mathematics | Only students taking STAAR grade 3 mathematics may receive reading assistance. |
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Blank Scratch Paper | Any blank medium that can be erased or destroyed may be used as blank scratch paper. If the medium has been manipulated to encourage the use of a specific strategy, then it does not fit the category of scratch paper and would instead be considered a blank graphic organizer. NOTE: All students taking a STAAR mathematics assessment must be provided blank scratch paper. |
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Embedded Sticky Notes Tool | The embedded sticky notes tool allows a student to add notes about a test question in the online test. A sticky note is accessed from the question where it was created. | A student leaves a test question unanswered and uses the sticky notes tool to make notes about the question for later use. | A student uses the sticky notes tool for notes that he wants to access on later test questions. |
Embedded Notepad Tool | The notepad tool allows a student to write notes that can be accessed from any page in the online test. | A student uses the notepad tool to write down things she wants to remember throughout the test. | A student uses the notepad tool to write her constructed response but does not transfer the response to the actual question. |
Assistive Technology: Hearing Supports | |||
Accessibility Feature |