• The purpose of this PPT is to prepare test administrators to administer accessibility features and accommodations on the paperbased Field Test (FT).
– Review available Field Test accessibility features and accommodations and administration guidance
– Share resources for additional accessibility training, including trainings on policy, protocol, and operational implementation guidance
• For Registration Information & Technical Guidance for CBT, click HERE
• For guidance on Selecting and Monitoring accommodations; and
Policies for Operational Administration, click HERE .

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Features for All
Students
Accessibility
Features*
Identified in advance
Accommodations
**
* Available to all participating students
**For students with disabilities, English learners, and English learners with disabilities

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for All Students
• Tool, support, scaffold, or preference that is built into the assessment system that can be used by any student.
• Universal design features expected to benefit a variety of students and are available to all students.
• During the assessment, students can choose which accessibility features they need for specific items. Examples include: audio amplification, highlighting, glossary, etc.

Identified in Advance
• Available to all students (i.e., not limited to students with IEPs, 504 Plans, or English learners), but will be selected and “turned on” by school-based educators prior to the assessment.
• Although school-based educators will enable the accessibility features, the student will decide whether or not to use it.
• PARCC has developed an optional PARCC Field Test Accessibility Features and Accommodation Documentation Form. This can be used to assist in registering on PearsonAccess.
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If this form is used, review with test administrators prior to field testing!

Accommodations for Students with
Disabilities and English Learners
Adjustments to the test setting, test format, or test administration procedures that provide equitable access for students with disabilities, students who are English learners, and students with disabilities who are also English learners.
Accommodations for the PARCC assessments include:
– Accommodations for SWD o Presentation Accommodations o Response Accommodations o Timing and Scheduling Accommodations
– Accommodations for ELs
– Unique Accommodations
– Emergency Accommodations

Administrative Considerations for All
Students
School based teams (including IEP, 504 plan or EL teams as appropriate) may determine if any student requires any of the following test administration considerations, regardless of the student’s status as a student with a disability or English learner:
– Small group testing
– Frequent breaks
– Time of day
– Separate or alternate location
– Specified area or seating
– Adaptive and specialized equipment, furniture, or lighting
Please note: IEP, 504 and EL teams may still wish to document this in a student’s
IEP, 504 plan, or EL plan based on individual needs.
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Let’s Review the Accessibility Features and
Accommodations that are Available for the
PARCC Paper-Based Field Test.

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Accessibility Features Available for the
Paper-Based Field Test (PBT)

Accessibility Features for All Students
Available for the Field Test
Accessibility Features for All Students
Computer Administration Paper Administration
Audio Amplification Auditory Aids
Blank Paper
Eliminate Answer Choices
Flag Items for Review
General Administration Directions Clarified
General Administration Directions Read Aloud and Repeated
Blank Paper
Visual Aids/Organizers
Visual Aids/Organizers
General Administration Directions Clarified
General Administration Directions Read Aloud and Repeated
Highlighter Tool
Headphones or Noise Buffers
External Highlighter
Auditory Aids
Line Reader
Magnification/Enlargement Device
Screen Enlargement Tool
Visual Aids/Organizers
Magnification/Enlargement Device
Large Print Test
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Pop-Up Glossary
Redirect Student to Test
Writing Tools
Glossary in footnotes
Redirect Student to Test
Spell Checker

PBT Accessibility Features for All
Students Available for the Field Test
Accessibility Features for All
Students
Auditory Aids
Blank Paper
Visual Aids/Organizers (eliminate answer choices)
Flag Items for Review
General Administration Directions
Clarified
General Administration Directions
Read Aloud and Repeated
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Administration Instructions
Students may bring their own external devices they use in instruction.
Test Administrator provides to students.
Students can scratch out or mark with an “X” answers they would like to eliminate in grades 4-11 in their test booklet but NOT their answer sheet. Grade 3 has a consumable text book writing in the test booklet outside marking answers is not allowed. Removable markers (e.g., small strips of paper) can be used in grade 3.
Student can flag question with a writing instrument in their test booklet but NOT their answer sheet to indicate a flag in grades 4-
11. Grade 3 has a consumable text book writing in the test booklet outside marking answers is not allowed. Removable markers (e.g., small strips of paper) can be used in grade 3.
Test Administrator clarifies directions for students who raise their hands and ask.
Test Administrator reads directions aloud for all students, and repeats only to student who raise their hands and ask.

PBT Accessibility Features for All
Students Available for the Field Test
Accessibility Features for All Students
External Highlighter (highlighter tool)
Administration Instructions
Students may choose to bring an external highlighter and highlight for understanding in their test books in grades 4-11 but NOT their answer sheet. Grade 3 has a consumable test book so highlighters are not allowed.
Auditory Aids (headphones or noise buffer) Students may bring their own external noise buffers/ headphones. If using for text-to-speech, TA will need to ensure headphones are plugged in.
Visual Aids/Organizers (line reader)
Magnification/Enlargement Device
Large Print Test Book
Students may bring their own external line reader (e.g., straight edge).
Students may bring their own external magnification device
(e.g. magnifying glass).
Students may also need to take the large print test book.
Glossary in footnotes (pop-up glossary)
Redirect Student to Test
Students can refer to a glossary of pre-selected terms in the footnotes of the test book.
Test Administrator redirects individual students based on need.
Spell Checker
Writing Tools
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Students may bring their own external spell check device.
Device cannot have embedded grammar check, connect to the internet, or save information.
Students may choose to italicize, underline, etc. in their written responses.

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Accessibility Features Identified in Advance
Available for the Paper-Based Field Test (PBT)

Accessibility Features
Identified in Advance for Paper
Administration
Accessibility Features
Answer Masking
Background/Font Color (Color
Contrast)
Text-to-Speech for the
Mathematics Assessments
Administration
Test administrator can provide students with answer masking cards
(e.g. blank paper, straight edge) to temporarily cover answers in their test booklet.
Colored overlays may be used by the student as need. Font color cannot be changed.
Test administrator will receive a “read-aloud kit” in their materials shipment, which includes two test booklets (one for TA & one for student). Test administrator will read aloud (or sign) the assessment to pre-selected students according to the Protocol and Math Audio
Guidelines on PARCConline.org. Students in each grade/content area who need a human reader will take the same test so small group administration can occur.
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Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (SWD)
Identified in Advance via an IEP or 504 Plan and
Available for the Paper-Based Field Test

Assistive Technology
• Some students with disabilities (with IEPs or 504 plans) may need to bring assistive technology to equitably access the PARCC Field Test.
• For current guidance on assistive technology for the PARCC Field Test, please refer to the posted guidelines on PARCConline.org.
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PBT Presentation Accommodations for
Students with Disabilities
Accommodation Availability
Paper-and-Pencil
Edition
All Grades
Administration
Test administrator gives paper-and-pencil assessment.
Text-to-Speech for
ELA/Literacy
Assessment**
(See GUIDANCE p.27-29)
All Content
Test administrator will receive a “read-aloud kit” in their materials shipment, which includes two test booklets (one for TA & one for student). Test administrator will read aloud (or sign) the assessment to pre-selected students according to the Protocol and ELA Audio
Guidelines . Students in each grade/content area who need a human reader will take the same test so small group administration can occur.
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PBT Response Accommodations for
Students with Disabilities
Accommodation Availability Administration
Calculation Device and
Mathematics Tools **
(See GUIDANCE p.30)
All Grades
Students may bring external calculation devices (e.g., abacus, talking calculator, large button calculator).
Scribe**
(See GUIDANCE p.31-32)
All Grades and Content
Areas
Students must be tested individually. Students may also sign responses to an interpreter. Human scribes/interpreters will scribe student responses according to the posted Scribe Guidelines .
Word Prediction**
(See GUIDANCE p.33) All Grades
Students may bring external word prediction devices for the
ELA/literacy Performance-Based Assessment. Devices cannot include grammar check, connect to the internet, or save information.
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Timing & Scheduling Accommodations for
Students with Disabilities
Computer & Paper Administration
Accommodation Availability
Extended Time
(See GUIDANCE p.34) All Grades
Administration
Student gets extended time accommodation and may have until the end of the school day to complete a test session. It is recommended to test students with extended time accommodations in a separate setting to minimize distractions for all students, and to schedule these students for testing in the morning so their testing time can be extended until the end of the school day, if needed.
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Accommodations for English Learners (EL)
Identified in Advance and
Available for the Paper-Based Field Test

PBT Accommodations for English Learners
Accommodation
Extended Time
General Administration
Directions Clarified Native
Language
General Administration
Directions Read Aloud and
Repeated Native Language
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Administration
Student gets extended time accommodation and may have until the end of the school day to complete a test session. It is recommended to test students with extended time accommodations in a separate setting to minimize distractions for all students, and to schedule these students for testing in the morning so their testing time can be extended until the end of the school day, if needed.
Test Administrator clarifies directions in student’s native language, as requested by student.
Test Administrator reads directions aloud and repeats in student’s native language, as requested by student.

PBT Accommodations for English Learners
Accommodation
Speech-to-Text Responses
Dictated in English for the
Mathematics assessments in
English
(See GUIDANCE p.31-32)
Word-to-Word Dictionary
(English/Native Language)
Administration
Student must be tested individually. Student may also sign responses to an interpreter. Human scribe/interpreter scribes student responses according to the Scribe Guidelines .
Students may use an external published word-to-word English/native language dictionary. Dictionary may not include definitions or pictures.
If there is no published word-to-word dictionary available, a unique request for an electronic word-to-word dictionary can be made.
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Unique and Emergency Accommodations and
Student Refusal Form

Unique Accommodations
• For the Field Test, unique accommodations requests must be submitted to the state at least four weeks prior to testing.
• Refer to Appendix F: Unique Accommodation Request Form
• For the Field Test, unique accommodations requests will be approved by the PARCC Accessibility, Accommodations, and Fairness Operational
Working Group.
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Emergency Accommodation
• An emergency accommodation is appropriate in cases where a student needs a new accommodation immediately prior to the assessment due to unforeseen circumstances.
– Cases could include students who have a recently-fractured limb (e.g., arm, wrist, or shoulder); whose only pair of eyeglasses has broken; or a student returning from a serious or prolonged illness or injury.
• If prior to or during testing, the school principal (or principal’s designee) determines that a student requires an emergency accommodation, an emergency accommodation form must be completed and submitted to the state.
• Please refer to your state point of contact for additional details.
• Refer to Appendix G: Use of an Emergency Accommodation on a PARCC Assessment

Student Accommodation Refusal
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• If a student refuses an accommodation listed in his or her IEP, 504 Plan, or EL plan (if used by your state), the school should document in writing that the student refused the accommodation, and the accommodation must be offered and remain available to the student during testing.
• School test coordinators should work with test administrators to determine if anyone else should be informed when a student refuses an accommodation documented in an IEP, 504 Plan or if available an EL plan (if used by your state).
• Please refer to your state point of contact for additional details.
• Refer to Appendix H: Student Accommodation Refusal Form

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Additional Resources for
PARCC Accessibility and Accommodations

• PARCC Field Test Tutorials – w/TestNav 8 accessibility features training
( CLICK HERE )
• PARCC Sample Items ( CLICK HERE )
• PARCC Approved Accessibility Policy Manual & Implementation Guidance
• PARCC Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manual
• Overview website page , including implementation appendices A-K
• Translation Policy Memo
• Field Test Training Module on “Accessibility Features and Accommodations with Computer-Based Testing” ( CLICK HERE )
• Field Test Coordinator Manuals & Field Test Administrator Manuals for CBT and PBT ( CLICK HERE )

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