Testing Accommodations Challenge

All decisions about accommodations must be individualized and based on data in the IEP.

No. Based on the student’s needs, a range of testing accommodations may be included in an IEP or 504 plan.

No. However, the ability of the student to maintain optimal performance during long periods of test-taking must be considered when the CSE determines how much extended time should be provided.

A "test read" justification form needs to be completed.

The passages and multiple-choice items with those questions are considered part of the question. Therefore, to ensure a common understanding by teachers, parents, and students, and the appropriate implementation of this accommodation, the IEP/ 504 plan should indicate this accommodation using phrasing such as, “tests read”

Yes. For a student who has the accommodation of tests read, questions, passages, and/ or directions may be reread to the student, should the student indicate to the reader the need to have an item re -read or repeated during testing.

True- They must be implemented consistently.

Only the language in directions can be simplified.

Breaks do not count in overall time.

Separate setting means a student is administered the test in a separate room apart from the standard setting being used to administer the test. Small group or individual test administration must be specified in the IEP/ 504 plan. Minimal distractions IS the general education classroom.