NCEXTEND1
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/
policies/tswd/ncextend1
2007-2008
What Does it Look Like?
Something like this . . .
Manipulatives
Picture/Symbol Text Cards
How Does it Work?
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Assessor reads test item script to student
Assessor presents materials/manipulatives
Student responds to item or question
Assessor 1 and Assessor 2 record student
score
Student Items
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All items are based on the NC Standard Course of
Study Extended Content Standards by grade level.
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All items are one-step questions that are scored as
either correct or incorrect.
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Item sets will include
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Easy Items
Medium Items
Hard Items
Most materials will be supplied by NCDPI
Sample Items
Writing - 7 Items
Sample Writing Item
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Read the writing prompt to the student.
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Present student with the following pictures as
the writing prompt is being read.
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NCDPI-provided Manipulatives for the prompt:
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Picture of boy (labeled Sam)
Picture of girl (labeled Mary)
Picture of monkeys
Picture of elephants
Sample Writing Item
Sample Grade 4 Prompt:
The prompt may be read as many times as
necessary. The writing prompt may be read
before administering each item.
Sam and Mary are in 4th grade. Their class
went on a field trip. They went to see
animals at the zoo. Sam’s favorite animals
were the monkeys. Mary’s favorite animals
were the elephants. Sam and Mary had fun at
the zoo.
Sample Writing Item
Object/picture/word presentation
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Assessor 1 will position picture/word cards or
object symbols in the following order:
a. went to
b. the zoo.
c. The class
Directions to student
 SAY: “Put the cards in the correct order
to make a complete sentence. Use every
card.”
Sample Writing Item
Directions to student
 SAY: “Sam and Mary went to the zoo to see
their favorite animals. Write a sentence about
your favorite animal.”
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Student will produce a response (as appropriate to
grade-level)
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The items for NCEXTEND1 were created to be as
accessible as possible for all students. Accommodations
may be made for individual students for presentation
(attaching responses to student’s information board, etc.)
or for responding if the accommodations are routinely
used in the student’s classroom instruction.
Mathematics - 15 Items
Sample Math Items
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Hold 4 manipulatives in one hand and
nothing in the other. Say: Which hand
has something in it? Show me the hand
with something in it.
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Lay out the number cards 4, 5, 6 in
random order. Say: Put these numbers
in order. Put them in order.
Sample Math Items
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Given the following subtraction fact and
manipulatives the student will supply the
difference 2-1=___. Say: Solve this
problem. Do this problem.
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Show student a ruler and a measuring
cup. Say: Which one would we use to
measure a book? Show me what we
use to measure a book.
Sample Math Items
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Give student a ruler and line. Say: Measure
this line to the nearest inch. How long is this
line in inches?
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Lay out following pattern naming each shape
as it is put down.
circle/square/circle/square/circle/square.
Give student circle, square, triangle. Say:
Which comes next in the pattern? Show me
the one that comes next.
English Language Arts – 15 Items
Friends
Sample Reading Selection
English Language Arts ~ Reading Selection
This is David. David lives
in Greensboro, North
Carolina.
This is Nigel. Nigel lives in
London, England.
English Language Arts ~ Reading Selection
David and Nigel are best friends.
Nigel sent David a picture of money in England.
English Language Arts ~ Reading Selection
It has a picture of a Queen on it.
She has a crown on her head.
This made David smile.
Sample ELA Item
Show pictures to student. Identify each picture as it is
shown. Say: What did Nigel send David? Show
me what Nigel sent David.
Sample ELA item
Say: Who is David’s friend? Nigel, Mary, or Sam?
Show me David’s friend.
Sample ELA Item
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Tell student: This is North Carolina.
Say: Who lives in North Carolina.
David, Nigel or Mary? Show me who
lives in North Carolina.
Sample ELA Item
Say: Which one is a crown? Show me a crown.
Science – 12 Items
Science Sample Item
Say: This is a camel. Where do camels live?
Show me where camels live.
Science Sample Item
Say: This is a map of the world. Where is
the water on the map? Show me the water
on the map.
Science Sample Item
Say: Where are plant roots? Show me
plant roots.
Science Sample Item
Say: This is salt. What happens when I
stir salt in water? Show me what happens
to the salt. (Read text to student)
The salt dissolves
The salt sinks
The salt floats
Materials Not Supplied by
NCDPI
Assessors will receive a list of materials not
supplied by NCDPI prior to assessment window
NCEXTEND1 Eligibility Criteria
To determine student participation in the NCEXTEND1, the following
eligibility criteria must be met:
The NCEXTEND1 Alternate Assessment is designed for students with
disabilities who:
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Have a current IEP;
Are enrolled in grades 3–8 or 10 according to the Student Information
Management System (e.g., SIMS/NCWISE);
Are instructed in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study Extended
Content Standards in ALL assessed content areas; and
Have a SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE DISABILITY (i.e., exhibit severe and
pervasive delays in ALL areas of conceptual, linguistic and academic
development and also in adaptive behavior areas, such as
communication, daily living skills and self-care).
NCEXTEND1 Eligibility Criteria
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The vast majority of students with disabilities do not have a
significant cognitive disability. The NCEXTEND1 is NOT appropriate
for students who:
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are being instructed in ANY OR ALL of the general grade-level
content standards of the North Carolina Standard Course of Study;
demonstrate delays only in academic achievement;
demonstrate delays due primarily to behavioral issues;
demonstrate delays only in selected areas of academic
achievement; or
if in high school, are pursuing a North Carolina high school diploma
(including students enrolled in the Occupational Course of Study).
The NCEXTEND1 Alternate Assessment is designed for students
who have a severe intellectual disability; it is NOT designed for
students who have a specific learning disability.
NCEXTEND1 Eligibility Criteria
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The eligibility criteria for NCEXTEND1 are
available for download at the following
address:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/
policyoperations/ncextend1/ncextend1eligibilitycri
teria20071212.pdf