PARCCAccessibility &

Accommodations

Kristy GreenDebbie WilsonJoan Mattson

PARCC Tests:Developed by States

Higher Expectations

3

ELA/Literacy

Read sufficiently complex texts independently

Write effectively to sources

Build and present knowledge through research

Math

Solve problems: content and mathematical practice

Reason mathematically

Model real-world problems

Have fluency with mathematics

PARCC 2014-2015

Grades 3-11

MATHEMATICS

Focus, coherence and clarity: emphasis on key topics at each

grade level and coherent progression across grades

Procedural fluency and understanding of concepts

and skills

Promote rigor through mathematical proficiencies that

foster reasoning and understanding across discipline

High school standards organized by conceptual categories

Key Advances of the Common Core

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACY

Balance of literature and informational texts; focus on text

complexity

Emphasis on argument, informative/ explanatory writing,

and research

Speaking and listening skills

Literacy standards for history, science and technical subjects

ANCHORED IN COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS

Summative Assessments

Literary Analysis Task - PBA Grades 3-11 ● Read 2 Text ● Answers EBSR and TECR Questions

o Reading Literatureo Reading Vocabulary

● Write an essay based on text read

Research Simulation Task - PBA

● Read

● Answers EBSR and TECR Questions

Reading Information Reading Vocabulary

● Write an essay based on Articles/ Sources

Grade 3 Grades 4-11

2 Articles or Digital Sources

3 Articles or Digital Sources

Narrative Writing Task - PBA

Grades 3-11 ● Read 1 Short Text ● Answers EBSR and TECR Questions ● Write a Narrative Story

Literary and/or Informational Analysis Task

- EOYGrades 3-5 ● Read 2 Text ● Answers EBSR and TECR Questions

o Reading Literature and Informationo Reading Vocabulary

Literary and/or Informational Analysis Task

- EOYGrades 6 - 11 ● Read 5 Text (2 paired text) ● Answers EBSR and TECR Questions

o Reading Literature and Reading Informationo Major Claim o Reading Vocabulary

Three layers of support

Features for All Students

Accessibility Features

&Accessibility

Features Identified in Advance

Accommodations

• Tools that can be used for any student

• Since they can be used for all students, they are not considered accommodations

• Available to any student at his/her discretion

• Tools that can be used for any student; some must be identified prior to testing

• Adjustments to the testing conditions, test format, or test administration that provide equitable access

• The assessment should not be the first exposure to the particular accommodation

• Must be documented in the IEP

Features for all students Audio amplification

Blank paper

Eliminate answer choices

Flag items for review

Directions clarified

Directions read aloud and repeated

Highlight tool

Headphones

Line reader

Magnification/Enlargement

NotePad

Pop-up glossary

Redirect to test

External spell check device

Writing t`ools

Refer to pgs. 22-26 of PARCC Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manual for descriptions: http://www.parcconline.org/sites/parcc/files/parcc-accessibility-features-accommodations-manual-11-14_final.pdf

Play “Overview of Accessibility FeaturesAccess. For All” from Online Tutorial

Accessibility features for all Identified in advance

Answer masking

Color contrast

Text to speech for math

Human reader for math (requires separate setting)

Small group testing

Frequent breaks

Time of day

Separate or alternate location

Specified area or seating

Adaptive and specialized equipment or furniture

Refer to pgs. 22-26 of PARCC Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manual for descriptions: http://www.parcconline.org/sites/parcc/files/parcc-accessibility-features-accommodations-manual-11-14_final.pdf

View Accessibility Features Identified in Advance

4 categories of Accommodations

1. Presentation Accommodations

2. Response Accommodations

3. Timing and Scheduling Accommodations

4. Accommodations for English Language Learners

Presentation accommodations

Assistive technology

Screen reader

Refreshable braille display

Hard copy Braille edition

Tactile graphics

Large print

Closed captioning

Paper based edition

Text to Speech for ELA/Literacy assessments

Human reading/signer for ELA/Literacy assessments (requires alternate setting)

Student reads assessment aloud to him/herself (requires alternate setting)

Refer to pgs. 32-36 of PARCC Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manual for descriptions: http://www.parcconline.org/sites/parcc/files/parcc-accessibility-features-accommodations-manual-11-14_final.pdf

A notation will be provided on all confidential score reports to the school and parent (i.e. parent/guardian report, school roster, and district roster) stating that the student was given a reading access accommodation on the PARCC English Language Arts/Literacy Assessment and therefore, no claims should be inferred regarding the student's ability to demonstrate foundational reading skills (i.e. decoding and fluency).

Response accommodations

Assistive technology

Braille note-taker/writer

Calculation device on calculator sections

Calculation device on non-calculator sections

Word prediction, external device

Math speech to text

ELA/Literacy speech to text

Human scribe

Must be tested in separate location and using routinely

Refer to pgs. 37-42 of PARCC Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manual for descriptions: http://www.parcconline.org/sites/parcc/files/parcc-accessibility-features-accommodations-manual-11-14_final.pdf

Timing and scheduling accommodations

Extended time recommended, but not required to test in a separate

setting Most beneficial for students that routinely require extra time

than in generally allowed to complete activities, assignments, and tests.

All students will receive up to 50% extra time on sections

Refer to pg. 43 of PARCC Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manual for descriptions: http://www.parcconline.org/sites/parcc/files/parcc-accessibility-features-accommodations-manual-11-14_final.pdf

Accommodations for English language learners

Refer to pgs. 44-48 of PARCC Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manual for descriptions: http://www.parcconline.org/sites/parcc/files/parcc-accessibility-features-accommodations-manual-11-14_final.pdf

PARCC RESOURCES

PARCC Practice Testhttp://www.parcconline.org/

Parent Resourceshttp://www.parcconline.org/for-parents

How are teachers and students preparing for PARCC? Curriculum aligned to the Common Core Standards

Reviewing the blueprints for PARCC

Attending state seminars

Practicing online testing

Providing assessments that have PARCC-like questions

Literacy across the content areas

Problem solving across the content areas

Field test participation

Technology upgrades

Questions & Answers