Kansas Assessments
Use of a Scribe
Read Aloud
Use of a Scribe and/or Read Aloud
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Students with an individualized education
program (IEP) may have this accommodation
specified within the plan.
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For use both on the Kansas State
Assessments and for classroom instruction,
assignments and tests.
Use of a Scribe
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Use this accommodation in a quiet room
apart from other students to avoid interfering
with other students’ performance and to
avoid being interrupted while completing
assignments or tests.
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Remember that extra time may be needed to
complete the process
Use of a Scribe for Writing
Assessment
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The scribe must write exactly what the
student dictates.
Scribes should act like a secretary taking
dictation.
Scribes must be impartial and not give hints
of any type.
Use of a Scribe for Writing
Assessment
The scribe should not:
 alert the student to mistakes during the test
or during development of the writing
composition,
 prompt the students in any way that would
result in a better response, or
 influence the student’s response in any way.
Use of a Scribe for Writing
Assessment
Student dictates (orally or by signing) his or her composition to
the scribe, who then writes the student’s response using proper
grammar, mechanics, and spelling. Once the student has
dictated his or her response, the scribe shows the student the
draft composition. The student may then instruct the scribe to
make any desired changes.
After the student has finished dictating his or her draft composition,
the scribe must ask the student to do the following:
 review the draft composition and
 make any necessary edits, including editing of word choice,
organization, etc.
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Use of a Scribe for Writing
Assessment
After the student has finished dictating his or
her draft composition, the scribe must ask
the student to do the following:
 review the draft composition and
 make any necessary edits, including editing
of word choice, organization, etc.
Use of a Scribe for Writing
Assessment
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Other than making the changes requested by the
student, it is important that the scribe not assist the
student during the editing process.
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After the student reviews the composition and makes
any desired changes, the scribe copies the final
draft, including the student’s edits, into the student’s
Final Copy Booklet. Or, if using a word processing
program, the scribe makes the changes indicated by
the student prior to printing the final copy.
Use of Scribe Other Than Writing
Assessment
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When using this accommodation, the
student should give the answer choice they
select either orally or by signing to the scribe.
The scribe then enters the student’s
selection by marking the bubble sheet for the
paper and pencil tests or by selecting that
answer choice on the KCA.
Use of Scribe other than Writing
Assessment
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When working as a scribe with students, it is
important to follow all the directions included
in the Test Administration manual. It is
especially important to carefully follow the
following guidelines.
Using Printed Screenshots of the KAMM
Transferring answers to KCA for students who use
printed screenshots of the KAMM is not considered
to be a scribing accommodation. Instead the
following guidelines should be followed
 Students should mark their answers in the test
booklet.
 After the student has finished the entire assessment,
the answers may be transferred to KCA.
 Two people should be used to transfer the answers
to KCA.
Qualifications for Scribes
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Scribes may be school personnel who are
appropriately trained and qualified.
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Whenever possible, students should have
the same scribe for the state assessment as
they have had for classroom tests or
classroom instruction
Read-aloud Accommodation for
Kansas State Assessments
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A student who needs a read-aloud
accommodation is one whose ability to
convey knowledge of the subject/content
area is severely limited by his/her inability to
read the assessment materials.
Read-aloud Accommodation for
Kansas State Assessments
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A student’s need for the read-aloud
accommodation must be documented on an
IEP
Read-aloud Accommodation for
An Individual Student
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The read-aloud accommodation is for a
student who needs the entire assessment
(except the reading passage) read to him.
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The read-aloud accommodation does not
refer to an adult reading a single word, a
single distracter, a single stem, or a single
question to the student.
Read-aloud Accommodation for Groups
of Students
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It is possible to provide the read aloud
accommodation to small groups of two or three
students.
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A group is defined as two or three students who
receive exactly the same read-aloud accommodation
at the same time. The students will all have the
same form, and the reading will be directed to all of
these students at the same time and in the same
place using KSDE prepared scripts.
The Reading Assessment
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Absolutely nothing from a reading passage
may be read or pronounced, including single
words.
If reading passages to a student on the state
reading assessment is allowed on the
student’s plan, the student will then be
counted as not participating.
Allowable Practices
Practices such as pronouncing a single word, a single
distracter, a single stem, or a single question should
be considered acceptable assessment practice,
requiring no special documentation and no special
coding of the answer sheet.
The teacher should use professional discretion
regarding the number of times a student may
request assistance.
Read-Aloud Accommodation / KCA
Audio Voice
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Follow the Reading Examiners Manual for
General and KAMM assessments, Section 3
Accommodations, for additional direction,
options available.