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ACCESS for ELLs 2.0and
Alternate ACCESS for ELLs
English Language Learners (ELL) Students with Disabilities (SWD)
Bilingual/ESOL ESE Program (January 2016)
Review of Accommodations for ELL students with disabilities participating in the administration of ACCESS for ELLs 2.0
Overview of Alternate ACCESS for ELLs (only for ELL students with disabilities who are administered the Florida Standards Alternate Assessment)
Review of Accommodations for ELL students with disabilities participating in the administration of Alternate ACCESS for ELLs
Training Objectives
How is it determined that the ELL SWD will participate in the administration of the ACCESS
for ELLs 2.0?
The IEP team responds “No” to any ONE of the: Questions to Guide the Decision-Making Process
to Determine Whether a Student Takes Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) or Florida Standards Alternate Assessment on the Individual Educational Plan (IEP)
Then the student MUST be tested with the ACCESS for ELLs 2.0
For Kindergarten and First/Second Grade students with disabilities:
ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 will be administered to those SWD that participate in district/state assessments [e.g., Stanford Achievement Test (SAT)]
Questions to Guide the Decision-Making Process to Determine Whether a Student Takes FSA or Florida Standards Alternate Assessment for Third – Twelfth Grade Students
How is it determined that the ELL SWD will participate in the administration of the
Alternate ACCESS for ELLs?
The IEP team responds “Yes” to ALL of the:
Questions to Guide the Decision-Making Process to Determine Whether a Student Takes Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) or Florida Standards Alternate Assessment (FSAA) on the Individual
Educational Plan (IEP) Then the student MUST be tested with the Alternate ACCESS for ELLs
For Kindergarten and First/Second Grade students with disabilities the use of a test from the Continuum of ESOL Placement Tests for Exceptional Students (e.g., Relative Language Dominance Assessment A) will result in the SWD being administered the
Alternate ACCESS for ELLs
How is it determined that ELL SWD will participate in the administration of the
Alternate ACCESS for ELLs Third – Twelfth Grade Students?
ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 ELL SWD ACCOMMODATIONS
Test Administration Manual (TAM) provides:
•List of permissible and non-permissible test administration accommodations •ALL allowable accommodations for students with disabilities who have current IEP or 504 Plans
Accommodations are intended:1. To provide testing conditions
that do not result in changes to what the test measures
2. To provide comparable test results to those students who do not receive accommodations
Sources: ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 Paper Test Administrator Training ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 Accessibility and Accommodations Guidelines
ELL SWD ACCOMMODATIONS
Do not affect the validity or reliability of the interpretation of the scores for their intended purposes
Accommodations must be based on the student’s needs and documented in the IEP or 504 Plan and used on a daily basis Test administrator must grid the
accommodation(s) implemented in Box 20 of the student response booklet.
(Source ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 Florida Department of Education Test Administration Manual Addendum 2015-2016)
ACCOMMODATIONS
The following accommodations are ALLOWED for use with ACCESS for ELLs 2.0:
Presentation: (ESE ELLs only) Interpreter signs test directions in ASL (SD) Manual control of item audio (MC) Repeat item audio (RA) Read aloud listening test response options by human reader (LH) Repeat listening test items response options by human reader (RL) Read aloud test items by human reader (IH) NOTE: Read aloud of test items on
the Reading test are not allowed on ACCESS for ELLs 2.0. ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 is an English proficiency assessment not a reading test.
Repeat test items by human reader (RI) Large print version of test (LP) Braille version of test (BR)For Read Alouds - the IEP must be documented with Flexible Presentation – Oral delivery of test items and answer choices ELA
ELL SWD ACCOMMODATIONS
Read test directions by Test Administrator Test directions refer to the text in the Test Administrator’s Script that provides instructions to the student before testing and describes the logistics of taking the test, but does not include any information specific to test items or passages
Repeat test directions by Test Administrator
Explain/clarify test directions in English by Test Administrator
Clarify test directions in student’s native language by Test Administrator (per availability and local policy)
Provide verbal praise or tangible reinforcement to a student
Verbally redirect student’s attention to test, in English or in student’s native language
Presentation Accommodations (for all ELLs)
The following accommodations are ALLOWED for use with ACCESS for ELLs 2.0:
Response: (ESE ELLs only) Scribed response (SR) Word processor or similar keyboarding device to test items
(WD) Student responds orally using external augmentative and/or
alternative communication device or software (AC) Student responds using a recording device, which is played
back and transcribed by student (RD) Student responds using a braille writer or braille notetaker (BW) Student uses assistive technology to respond to test items (AT)
ELL SWD ACCOMMODATIONS
Student reads test aloud to self (but must not disturb or interfere with other test takers)
Test administrator monitors placement of responses in test booklet
Response Accommodations (for all ELLs)
The following accommodations are ALLOWED for use with ACCESS for ELLs 2.0
Test Environment/Setting:(ESE ELLs only)
Test may be administered by school personnel in non-school setting (NS)
ELL SWD ACCOMMODATIONS
Test administered: By school personnel familiar to student (if trained and certified
to administer ACCESS for ELLs 2.0) By school personnel other than student’s teacher, including special educator (if trained and certified to administer ACCESS for ELLs 2.0) In a small group In a separate room With preferential seating of adaptive seating In study carrel In a space with special lighting In a space with special acoustics With adaptive or specialized furniture or equipment Using tools to minimize distractions or maintain focus (e.g.,
stress ball); noise-reducing (headphones or instrumental music played through an individual student’s headphones or ear buds)
Test Environment/Setting (for all ELLs)
The following accommodations are ALLOWED for use with ACCESS for ELLs 2.0:
Timing/Scheduling (ESE ELLs only) Extended Speaking test response time (ES) Extended testing time within the school day
(ET) Extended testing of a test domain over
multiple days (EM) [approval is required]
ELL SWD ACCOMMODATIONS
Frequent or additional supervised breaks
Test administered in short segments (i.e., administer brief section of each test at a time)
Timing/Scheduling (for all ELLs)
Audio aidsTools include amplification devices, noise buffers, or white noise machines (provided by the school or student) Highlighters, colored pencils, or crayonsA tool which the student can use to mark specific text in the test booklet Place marker or tracking deviceA tool which the student can use to guide his or her eyes while reading textPlace marker or device must be blank/emptySource: ACCESS for ELLs 2.0: Paper Test Administrator Training (October 26, 2015)
ACCESSIBILITY TOOLS FOR ALL ELLs
Low-vision aids or magnification devicesA tool which the student can use to increase the size of graphics and text in the test booklet Color overlayA tool (such as a color acetate transparency) which the student can place over the test booklet page Equipment of technology that the student uses
for other tests and school workTools include adapted pencil (altered size or grip), slant board, wedge, etc. Scratch/blank paper (including lined or graph
paper)Submit with test materials or dispose according to state policy
ACCESSIBILITY TOOLS FOR ALL ELLs
Read aloud of test items on the Reading test
Translate test items into a language other than English
Sign test items, passages, and/or response option (answer choices)
Oral Reading of test items in a language other than English
Bilingual word-to-word dictionary Student responds to test questions in a
language other than English
Accommodations NOT allowed for use with ACCESS for ELLs 2.0
Accommodations are listed according to four types: Presentation, Response, Test Environment/Setting, and Timing/Scheduling
Accommodation types are aligned to specific ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 test domains
The following link aligns the accommodations to the test domains:
https://www.wida.us/assessment/WIDA_AccessAccDescriptions.pdf
Allowable Accommodations for Specific Domains
ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 is available either in contracted or uncontracted Braille in the domains of reading and writing
WIDA will provide “hard copy” tactile Braille assessments for ACCESS for ELLs 2.0
Accommodations also include the use of Braille writers, notetakers as response accommodations for the reading and writing domains
(source: ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 Accessibility and Accommodations Guidelines)
ELLs with Visual Impairments
The student’s IEP team should consider the student’s proficiency in Braille and in the use of tactile graphics before determining if the Braille version is the most appropriate test version.
If so, WIDA will provide the school with a Tier B version of the reading and writing domains in Braille
ELLs with Visual Impairments
Guidelines: The student must be proficient in the use of Braille and tactile graphics. Braille tactile graphics will be included with the Braille edition test, where
appropriate. Each student’s responses on the Braille reading and writing domains must
be transcribed verbatim by a Braille proficient staff member into a regular ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 test booklet or it will not be scored.
The Braille transcriber should be trained and certified to administered and certified to administer ACCESS for ELLs 2.0
Braille and standard test materials must be included in the return shipment of test materials according to instructions provided by the test contractor.
REMINDER: The version of Braille (contracted or uncontracted) must be specified when
ordering the test
ELLs with Visual Impairments
If a Large-print or Braille accommodated format has student responses, the Test administrator MUST transcribe the student’s exact responses into a standard version test booklet WITHIN 48 hours of testing.
Affix assign Pre-ID Label and grid the Accommodation in Box 20 of the student response booklet.
Important: Student responses not transcribed into a standard booklet will NOT be scored.
ELLs with Visual ImpairmentsReturn of Special Test Documents
Students who are deaf and are unable to produce spoken language and receive language input only through signing should be exempt from the Listening and Speaking section.
The teacher (e.g., ESOL teacher) of each deaf or hard of hearing student should make a determination regarding whether the student is able to participate in the Listening and Speaking sections.
Once a determination is made by the teacher it should be reflected in the student’s response booklet.
Test administrator must check off the “SPD” code in student’s response booklet (in box 23).
Source: ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 Florida Department of Education Test Administration Manual Addendum 2015-2016)
Deaf or Hard of Hearing ELLs
LISTENING SECTION Students who are deaf and receive language input only
through signing should be exempt from the Listening section
For students who have some hearing ability, Test Administrators may use signing to clarify the directions to the Listening section, but they may NOT use signing to explain the content of the Listening section questions.
An administrator may read the Listening script aloud (rather than playing the CD) for reinforcement for a hard-of-hearing student who is a proficient speech (lip) reader
Deaf or Hard of Hearing ELLs
SPEAKING SECTION
Students who are not able to produce spoken language should be exempt from the Speaking section.
Test administrator may use signing to clarify the directions to the Speaking sections, but they may NOT use signing to explain the content of the Speaking section questions
Deaf or Hard of Hearing ELLs
READING and WRITING Sections
Test administrators may sign the directions and may use signing to answer any questions the students have about the directions. However, administrators may NOT use signing to explain the content of the Reading or Writing section questions
Deaf or Hard of Hearing ELLs
Alternate ACCESS for ELLs
Assessment of English Language Proficiency for English Language Learners in Grades 1-12 who have significant cognitive disabilities (participate in the Florida Standards Alternate Assessment)
The student is classified as ELL, with a code of LY participates in Alternate ACCESS for ELLs.
Alternate ACCESS for ELLs consists of one form per grade-level cluster : (1-2) – (3-5) – (6-8) – (9-12)
All Kindergarten students will be assessed using the ACCESS for ELLs 2.0
Test administrator scores all sections
Overview of Alternate Access for ELLs
Recommended order of Language Domains for administration: Listening – Reading – Speaking – Writing
Four Standards: 1. Social and Instructional Language (SIL) 2. Language of Language Arts (LoLA) 3. Language of Mathematics (LoMA)
4. Language of Science (LoSC)
Tiers: Not tiered
ELD Levels: A1-A3 and P1-P3 (P3 in Writing)
Tasks based on: Alternate Model Performance Indicators
It must be administered individually (test administrator and student) and immediately scored.
Overview of Alternate Access for ELLs continued
Alternate ACCESS Proficiency Levels
Who Should Administer the Alternate ACCESS for ELLs?
ESE Teacher or licensed staff (WIDA online certification)
Staff member familiar with student’s dedicated communication system and response modes
Practice ahead of time is important due to logistics of managing:
◦ Student Response Booklet◦ Test Administrator’s Script◦ Test Booklet◦ Test Administration Manual◦ Individual student supports
Roles and Responsibilities of TATest Administrators (TA)
Become trained with test administration procedures
Complete online Alternate ACCESS for ELLs quiz on the WIDA Website (www.wida.us)
Be familiar with accommodations that may be used during administration
Test Materials (Page 61 of Test Administrator’s Manual)
Test Administration Manual Test Administrator’s Script Test Booklet (legal size paper) Student Response Booklet
Alternate ACCESS for ELLs:Speaking Rubric (Page 83 of TAM) Writing Rubric (Page 95 of TAM)
Guidelines are divided into each of the four domains of the test with indications whether a particular accommodation is appropriate for the domain (Yes), inappropriate and therefore not recommended (No), or Not Applicable (N/A) because the accommodation is already incorporated into the test design
Refer to pages 55-56 on the Test Administrator Manual (TAM) for the Alternate Access for ELLs Accommodations
Guidelines for Accommodations on the Alternate Access for ELLs
Features of the test Scripted cues and repetition in the listening
and reading sections
Modeled tasks in the writing section
Repetition and multiple opportunities for students to demonstrate their proficiency
Produce the most valid results of students’ abilities as possible.
Alternate ACCESS for ELLs Administration Overview
Test Section Number of Tasks
Range of Levels
Listening 9 A1-A3; P1- P2
Reading 9 A1-A3; P1- P2
Speaking Part A 8 A1-A3; P1- P2Part B
Writing Part A 10
A1-A3; P1- P3Part BPart C
How to read the script This is a sample of the script
Read aloud Black BOLD text
Prior to administering test fill out Additional Student Information data form located in the Student Response Booklet.
Administer each section separately and in one session All sections are semi-adaptive and must be
administered unless indicated on the IEP. Semi-adaptive means that the administration of a test
section is ended if the student scores No Response, Incorrect, or Approaches on three consecutive tasks.
The administration of one domain section should not begin until before finishing the administration of the previous one.
General Test Administration Procedures
In order to not frustrate the students with tasks that they may not be able to complete Stop the administration of domain section if the
student scores ◦Incorrect (in Reading and Listening Sections)◦Approaches (in Speaking and Writing
Sections) OR ◦No response on three consecutive tasks in
any of the domain sections
Alternate ACCESS for ELLs: Stopping Criteria
When stopping a domain section wind down the test administration as instructed in the Moving on Box, and mark the remaining tasks in that section as Not Administered in the Student Response Booklet
Alternate ACCESS for ELLs: Stopping Criteria
Administration Follow Moving ON box at the end of each
task
Listening Test Overview – Pages 67-71 of TAM
Format: 9 tasks that correspond to the AMPI levels A1-A3 and P1-P2
Every task contains 3 cues- CUE A, CUE B, and CUE C
Time: 20 minutes (approximately) Scoring: Correct or Incorrect
Administration of Listening Tasks
Task
Cue A
Cue B
Cue C
Next Task
Next Task
Next Task
Listening Administration Follow Moving ON box at the end of each
task
Ending the Listening Section
◦ After administering last task (9)OR
◦ The student responded incorrectly or did not provide a response for 3 consecutive tasks
Scoring Test administrator scores each task after the
completion of the entire task
Follow the scoring key in the Student Response Booklet.
The Test Administration Manual gives specific guidelines for scoring the listening section.
Listening Scoring Sheet
Reading Test Overview Format: 9 tasks that correspond to the
AMPI levels A1-A3 and P1-P2 Every task contains 3 cues- CUE A, CUE B,
and CUE C Time: 20 minutes (approximately) Scoring: Correct or Incorrect
Reading Test Guidelines
Keep the test going at a steady pace Follow the Test Administrator Script
exactly Practice reading the tasks aloud ahead of
time Give student non-evaluative, positive
feedback
Administration of Reading Tasks
Task
Cue A
Cue B
Cue C
Next Task
Next Task
Next Task
Administration Follow Moving ON box at the end of each
task
Ending the Reading Section
◦ After administering the last task (9) OR◦ The student responded incorrectly or did not
provide a response for 3 consecutive tasks
Scoring Test administrator scores each task after the
completion of the entire task
Follow the scoring key in the Student Response Booklet
The Test Administration Manual gives specific guidelines for scoring the reading section.
Reading Scoring Sheet
Speaking Test Overview Format: Contains 2 Parts: Part A and Part B
that correspond to the AMPI levels A1-A3 and P1-P2◦ Within each Part there are a set of Tasks
Each Task contains 3 questions: Question 1, Question 2, and Question 3
Time: 20 minutes (approximately) Scoring: Meets or Approaches
Speaking Test Guidelines Keep the test going at a steady pace Follow the Test Administrator Script
exactly Practice reading the tasks aloud ahead of
time Give student non-evaluative, positive
feedback Can repeat a question if a student asks
you to repeat it
Task
Question 2
Question 3
Question 2
Question 1
Next Task
Administration of Speaking Tasks
Next Task
Next Task
Administration of Speaking Tests
Follow Moving ON box at the end of each task
Ending the Speaking Section End the Speaking test after administering
the last task in Part B (Task 8)
OR
If student received a score of Approaches or No Response on 3 consecutive tasks
Scoring Test administrator scores each response and
records the score in the Student Response Booklet
The Test Administration Manual gives specific guidelines for scoring the speaking section
Use the Alternate ACCESS for ELLs Speaking Rubric and Expect boxes to score student responses (page 83 in the TAM)
Speaking Rubric – Page 83 of TAM
Scoring of Speaking Section
• Satisfies the requirements of the level in quantity and quality
• Student’s response needs to be related to the task
Meets
• Clear evidence that the requirements of the task were not metApproaches
• There was no response to the task• The performance was not ratable
No Response
• Task was not administered to the student
Not Administered
Speaking Scoring Sheet
Format: Contains 3 Parts: Part A, Part B, and Part C that correspond to the AMPI levels A1-A3 and P1-P3◦ Within each Part there are a set of Tasks◦ Tasks are modeled for students
Time: 20 minutes (approximately) Scoring: Meets or Approaches
Writing Test Overview
Writing Test Guidelines Keep the test going at a steady pace Follow the Test Administrator Script
exactly Put the Student Response Booklet in front
of the student Have pre-sharpened pencils Assistive devices need to be available and
ready to use
Administration of Writing Tasks for Parts A and Part B
Part A:Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4
Part B:Task 5 Task 6 Task 7 Task 8The student must score ‘Meets’ on at least seven out of eight tasks in Parts A and B to move on to Part C.
Administration Follow Moving ON box at the end of each
task
Scoring of Writing Section Test administrator scores each response and
records the score in the Student Response Booklet
The Test Administration Manual gives specific guidelines for scoring the writing section.
No partial credit can be given on any writing tasks.
Scoring Parts A and B – Writing Section
• Student provides the answer that meets the expectations of the task provided in the Expect BoxMeets
• Response does not meet the expectations of the task provided in the Expect box
Approaches
• Student does not produce any intentional marks (i.e., circle, trace, copy, etc.)
No Response
• Task was not administered to the student
Not Administere
d
Scoring Boxes for Parts A and B – Writing Section
Scoring boxes are placed at the bottom left side of the Student Response booklet for each the corresponding Writing Task.
Administration of Writing Tasks for Part C
Part C:
Task 9 Task 10
The student must score ‘Meets’ on at least seven out of eight tasks in Parts A and B to move on to Part C.
Writing Rubric for Part C
Scoring Boxes for Part C Scoring boxes are placed at the bottom left
side of the Student Response booklet for each the corresponding Writing Task.
Ending the Writing Section End the Writing test after administering the
last task in Part COR
If student received a score of Approaches or No Response on 3 consecutive tasks
OR After Part B if the student scored less
than seven out of eight tasks with Meets
Questions ?For further information, please contact:
Bilingual/ESOL Exceptional Student Education Program (305)274-8889
Dr. Rosalia F. Gallo, Instructional Supervisor, [email protected]
Sylvia Crespo, Bilingual Assessor, [email protected] Perez de Alejo, Bilingual Assessor, [email protected]
Malena Escobar-Matamoros, Bilingual Assessor, [email protected] Isabel Lopez-Trudelle, Bilingual Assessor, [email protected] Danielle Joseph, Bilingual Assessor, [email protected]
Debbie Sosa, Bilingual Assessor, [email protected] Fernandez, Bilingual Assessor, [email protected]
Rosa Duarte, Bilingual Assessor, [email protected]
WEB SITE: Division of Special Education; click on Programs; click on Bilingual
http://ese.dadeschools.net/ESOL_ESE/