Texas Education Agency Student Assessment Division Training Test Administrators on Providing LAT Accommodations for Grade 10 LAT Administrations of TAKS, TAKS (Accommodated), TAKS–M  Spring 2012 Italicized text is provided to comply with Section 508 accessibility requirements and is not part of the trainer notes. February 9, 2012  TETN Event #11747 Texas Education Agency Student Assessment Division 1

Disclaimer These slides have been prepared by the Student Assessment Division of the Texas Education Agency. If any slide is changed for local use, please remove the TEA footer at the bottom of the slide. TEA Student Assessment Division

Topics Becoming familiar with the allowable linguistic accommodations Learning to provide the linguistic accommodations using example items and student scenarios Trainers may wish to use slides from this PowerPoint presentation to familiarize LAT test administrators with how to provide linguistic accommodations appropriately during LAT administrations. These slides should be used in conjunction with training on LAT test administration procedures from applicable sections of the 2012 Directions for District Coordinators, Campus Coordinators, and Test Administrators—TAKS, TAKS (Accommodated), TAKS–M, and LAT. TEA Student Assessment Division

TAKS Administration Manual for Spring 2012 2012 Directions for District Coordinators, Campus Coordinators, and Test Administrators—TAKS, TAKS (Accommodated), TAKS–M, and LAT. Includes: information about LAT for coordinators and test administrators LAT test administration directions (“SAY” directions) Appendix A: LAT eligibility, planning for LAT, allowable linguistic accommodations, example items, student scenarios, answer document coding instructions, special provisions for unschooled ELL asylees and refugees TEA Student Assessment Division

TAKS Administration Manual for Spring 2012 2012 Directions for District Coordinators, Campus Coordinators, and Test Administrators—TAKS, TAKS (Accommodated), TAKS–M, and LAT Takes the place of the LAT Test Administrator Manual Used for all LAT administrations—TAKS, TAKS (Accommodated), and TAKS–M LAT test administration (“SAY”) directions for math and science are combined with TAKS and TAKS–M directions; TAKS LAT ELA and TAKS–M LAT ELA directions remain separate TEA Student Assessment Division

LAT Administrations of TAKS–M Please note: The examples and scenarios in this PowerPoint and in the TAKS manual use test items from TAKS LAT; however, they are also useful for training test administrators giving LAT administrations of TAKS–M There is not a separate PowerPoint to use for training test administrators who will be giving LAT administrations of TAKS–M TEA Student Assessment Division

LAT Accommodations that Provide Direct Linguistic Support

LAT Math and Science Direct Linguistic Support Accommodations Linguistic simplification Oral translation Reading assistance Bilingual dictionary Bilingual glossary LAT test administrators should have a clear understanding of the type of assistance they are and are not permitted to provide in making linguistic accommodations for LAT. The box on page 144 of the TAKS manual contains important information about assistance that is not permitted. Pages 148–155 contain explanations and examples to familiarize test administrators with the type of linguistic assistance they are permitted to provide. The amount of time you spend reviewing this information with test administrators should depend on how familiar they are with the LAT process and which accommodations they will provide. Linguistic Simplification (pp. 148–151) Oral Translation (p. 152) Reading Assistance (p. 153) Bilingual Dictionary (p. 154) Bilingual Glossary (p. 155) Review information on pp. 145–147 of the TAKS manual TEA Student Assessment Division

Linguistic Simplification, p. 150 Example A (Math) The math and science items from pages 150–155 of the TAKS manual are provided on the next several slides. You may wish to use some or all of these slides in LAT test administrator training sessions. Use the descriptions that accompany each example in the manual to review the information with trainees. The graphic shows a screen shot of a math example from page 150 of the TAKS manual and how it is clarified in the linguistic simplification guide. TEA Student Assessment Division

Linguistic Simplification, p. 151 Example B (Science) The graphic shows a screen shot of a science example from page 151 of the TAKS manual and how it is clarified in the linguistic simplification guide TEA Student Assessment Division

Oral Translation, p. 152 TEA Student Assessment Division The graphic shows a screen shot of a science item from page 152 of the TAKS manual TEA Student Assessment Division

Reading Assistance, p. 153 TEA Student Assessment Division The graphic shows a screen shot of an example math item from page 153 of the TAKS manual TEA Student Assessment Division

Bilingual Dictionary, p. 154 The graphic shows a screen shot of an example science item from page 154 of the TAKS manual TEA Student Assessment Division

Bilingual Glossary, p. 155 TEA Student Assessment Division The graphic shows a screen shot of an example math item from page 155 of the TAKS manual TEA Student Assessment Division

LAT ELA Direct Linguistic Support Accommodations Bilingual dictionary Reading aloud – word or phrase Reading aloud – entire test item Oral translation – word or phrase Clarification – word or phrase Not all of these are applicable to LAT administrations of the writing sections of grade 10 ELA. See slide 16 for details. Review the descriptions on pp. 156–157 of the TAKS manual Pages 156–157 of the TAKS manual describe each reading/ELA accommodation. LAT test administrators should have a clear understanding of the type of assistance they are and are not permitted to provide in making linguistic accommodations. Pages 158–166 of the TAKS manual present a student scenario that describes how to provide linguistic accommodations appropriately during reading/ELA tests. The amount of time you spend reviewing this information with test administrators should depend on how familiar they are with the LAT process and which accommodations they will provide. TEA Student Assessment Division

LAT ELA Direct Linguistic Support Accommodations Tested vocabulary words: Oral translation, clarification, and assistance in locating the applicable meaning/translation of a word in the dictionary are NOT permitted Students must not be provided these types of assistance with tested vocabulary in the reading selection or the test questions LAT ELA test administration directions specify which items contain tested vocabulary TEA Student Assessment Division

LAT Grade 10 ELA Direct Linguistic Support Accommodations Description of table: The table outlines the direct linguistic support accommodations for LAT ELA tests. * All LAT students (regardless of their approved linguistic accommodations) may receive assistance to understand the written composition prompt and the rest of the instructions on the test page containing the prompt. The language may be clarified, translated, or read aloud at the student’s request. It is not necessary to predetermine and document the need for this as an accommodation. These three types of assistance are not allowed on the written composition itself. 17

Alma – Gr. 10 ELA reading section, p. 159 The graphic shows a screen shot of example reading paragraphs from the TAKS manual TEA Student Assessment Division 18

Alma – Gr. 10 ELA reading section Example item, p. 160 The graphic shows a screen shot of an example reading item from the TAKS manual TEA Student Assessment Division 19

Alma – Gr. 10 ELA reading section Example items, p. 161 The graphic shows a screen shot of example reading items from the TAKS manual TEA Student Assessment Division 20

Alma – Gr. 10 ELA reading section Example items, p. 162 The graphic shows a screen shot of example reading items from the TAKS manual 21 TEA Student Assessment Division

Alma – Gr. 10 ELA open-ended reading question, p. 163 The graphic shows a screen shot of an example open-ended reading item from the TAKS manual TEA Student Assessment Division 22

Alma – Gr. 10 ELA written composition, pp. 163–164 The graphic shows a screen shot of an example writing prompt from the TAKS manual 23 TEA Student Assessment Division

Alma – Gr. 10 ELA revising and editing section, p. 165 The graphic shows a screen shot of example a revising and editing paragraph from the TAKS manual TEA Student Assessment Division 24

Alma – Gr. 10 ELA revising and editing example items, p. 166 The graphic shows a screen shot of example revising and editing items from the TAKS manual 25 TEA Student Assessment Division

For More Information For additional ELL assessment information — go to http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment and click on ELL Assessments or consult with a coordinator from your district or education service center If further assistance is needed, contact the TEA Student Assessment Division (512) 463-9536 ELL.tests@tea.state.tx.us TEA Student Assessment Division