Spring 2015 Ohio Science and Social Studies Tests
Accessibility Features and Accommodations
Paper Based Testing Planning Tool
A number of accessibility features, accommodations and special versions are available for students taking the
science and social studies tests. This document serves as an optional planning tool to help district and school
personnel identify which supports are available, record student needs and prepare for providing supports for
paper based testing. It does not supersede a student’s IEP or 504 plan.
When deciding whether to offer accessibility features and accommodations during testing, consider the
student’s prior use of and experience with them. For additional guidance, click on the hyperlinks in this
document and refer to the Test Coordinator’s Manual or Directions for Administration Manual, which will be
available on the Portal in January.
Districts and schools should not submit this form to AIR (the test contractor) or the department. Districts and
schools may use the information from this form when planning for paper-based tests:
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District and schools must plan for administrative considerations and arrange resources prior to testing so
students receive appropriate accessibility features and accommodations as needed.
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District test coordinators who have students who need Braille or printed large-print test booklets must
order these materials in TIDE.
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Districts that have paper-testing students who will receive a human read aloud or language translation
administration can order additional test booklets for test administrator reference in TIDE.
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The department must approve unique accommodations in advance of testing.
Student Information
Please complete the information below.
Student Name
DOB
SSID/Student ID
IEP/504
Enrolled Grade
Accelerated?
Y / N
Elementary/Middle Course(s)
Gender
Y / N
High School Course(s)
Grade 5 Science
American Government
Grade 6 Social Studies
Grade 8 Science
American History
Paper
Y / N
Accelerated Grade
Grade 4 Social Studies
Test Mode
ELL
M / F
Physical Science
Prepared By
For local district and school use only. Do not return to AIR or the department.
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Administrative Considerations
Paper: Check any that apply.
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Familiar Test Administrator
Frequent Breaks
Separate/Alternate Location
Small Group
Specialize Equipment or Furniture
Specified Area or Seating
Time of Day
Accessibility Features for All Students
Paper: Schools must plan for Headphones/Noise Buffers, Highlighters, Line Reader,
and Spell Check. Test administrators may provide the other features as needed.
Blank Paper (two sheets required per student)
Eliminate Answer Choices (student strategy)
Flag/Mark Items for Review (student strategy)
General Administration Directions Clarified – Any student as needed
General Administration Directions Read Aloud and Repeated as Needed
Headphones or Noise Buffers – If needed as noise buffers
Highlighter
Line Reader
Redirect Student to the Test
Spell Check – Handheld Device (cannot connect to the Internet; cannot have word
prediction capability)
Writing Tools (e.g., bullets) (student strategy)
Accessibility Features for All Students that Must Be Identified in Advance of
Testing
Paper: Check any that apply.
Color Overlays
External Magnification or Enlargement Device
General Masking Tools
Human Read Aloud
For local district and school use only. Do not return to AIR or the department.
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Presentation Accommodations and Special Versions for Students with Disabilities
Paper: Check any that apply. Note that the test contractor will provide Braille and large-print
test booklets, but the district test coordinator must order them in TIDE.
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Additional Assistive Technology (Type:
____________________________________________)
Braille (available in paper format only; ordered in TIDE)
Calculation Device or Specialized Calculator (physical science test only)
(Type:
___________________________________________________________________________)
Human Signing
Printed Large-Print Test Booklet (ordered in TIDE)
Student Reads Test Aloud -- includes use of a whisper phone (requires 1:1 setting)
Response Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
Paper: Mark the response accommodation(s), as needed. If a student uses an
alternate response option, the test administrator must transcribe and submit the
student’s responses in a paper scorable document.
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Additional Assistive Technology (Type:
______________________________________________)
Answers Recorded in Test Booklet (Paper Only) and Transcribed by the Test
Administrator into the Scorable Document
Braille Note Taker
Braille Writer
Monitor Test Response
Scribe
Word Prediction Device
Timing Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
Extended Time (not to exceed one school day)
Accommodations for English Language Learners
Paper: Only students designated as English Language Learners qualify for these
accommodations. Check any that apply.
Extended Time (not to exceed one school day)
General Administration Directions Clarified in Student’s Native Language (by test
administrator)
Oral Translation of General Test Administration Directions
For local district and school use only. Do not return to AIR or the department.
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Oral Translation of the Test (Language
______________________________________________)
Scribe
Word-to-word dictionary (definitions and pictures not permitted)
Other Accommodations
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Accommodation Refusal
See the Accommodation Refusal Form on
the department’s website for guidance.
Emergency Accommodations
Intended for a temporary, disabling condition
(e.g., a broken arm). See the Emergency
Accommodations Form on the department’s
website for guidance.
Unique Accommodations
Note that department approval for unique
accommodations is required six weeks in
advance of testing. See the Unique
Accommodations Request Form on the
department’s website for guidance.
For local district and school use only. Do not return to AIR or the department.
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