Reading Grades 3 – 8 TAKS and TAKS Accommodated

Eligibility A test administrator may provide the dyslexia bundled accommodations to a student:  Not receiving special education services who is identified with dyslexia  Receiving special education services who is identified with dyslexia or has documentation in the IEP that indicates that the student exhibits the characteristics of dyslexia, causing him or her to lack word-identification skills and/or have difficulty reading words in isolation

Read the Directions Test instructions specific to the administration of reading tests with the dyslexia bundled accommodations and the applicable proper nouns list will be provided to the test administrator and must be followed exactly as written.

Test Form FORM 1 must be used for both the student and the test administrator

Three Bundled Accommodations 1. Orally reading all proper nouns associated with each passage (from the state-supplied proper-nouns list) before students begin individual reading 2. Orally reading all test questions and answer choices to students 3. Extending the testing time over a two- day period

Proper Nouns List The proper nouns lists will be provided to test administrators along with the secure materials on the first day of testing. Each test administrator and each student must have a copy of the proper nouns list. The test directions will specifically state when to read the words on the list.

Orally Reading All Test Questions and Answer Choices The test administrator will read the questions and answer choices as directed in the test instructions. Each word, phrase, and/or sentence in the test questions, graphics, cluster stimulus, and answer choices may be read as many times as the student requests before moving to the next question. Administrators should not go back to previous questions.

Orally Reading All Test Questions and Answer Choices Test questions and answer choices must NOT be rephrased or clarified Voice inflection must be kept neutral Nonverbal assistance may not be provided to students

Extending the Time Over a Two Day Period Test administrators must STOP at the place designated in the dyslexia bundle instructions to end the first day of testing. On day two, the administrator will be begin at the place designated in the instructions and must not go back to any passages or questions from day one.

Test Administration Quick Review  Must be administered individually or in a small group  Test administrator must follow the directions found in the test instructions specific to the administration with the dyslexia bundled accommodations  A copy of the dyslexia proper-nouns list (specific to grade level) must be provided for each student and test administrator

Test Administration Quick Review There are separate instructions and proper-nouns lists for the TAKS and TAKS Accommodated tests. Meaning: If a student is taking TAKS, the test administrator must ensure that the test is administered using a TAKS booklet, TAKS instructions, and a TAKS proper-nouns list. If taking a TAKS Accommodated test, all testing materials must be specific to that test version.

After Testing When the student finishes testing on Day 2, the test administrator must indicate that the student received the dyslexia bundled accommodations during the test administration by filling in the “DB” bubble in the Accommodations (for all programs) field on the scorable document No discussion of test administration or scoring of test items is allowed at any time.

Test Security All security measures outlined in the TAKS manuals must be followed Test administrators must be aware that they are viewing secure content and that responding to test items, recording the information they see, or discussing the content of the test at any time is prohibited.

Reading Test Schedule for Dyslexia Bundled Accommodations  Grades 3 and 4: April  Grade 5: April 5-6  Grades 6 and 7: April  Grade 8: April 5-6  Retest Grades 5 and 8: May 18-19