Tool Search: Test Accommodations
The Test Accommodations tool identifies the assessments for which the student requires special accommodations and modifications. Select the New button to add a Test Accommodation.
Test Accommodation Detail
Field Descriptions
| Field | Descriptions |
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| Start Date | Indicates the first day on which the accommodation applies. |
| End Date | Indicates the last day on which the accommodation applies. |
| Assessment | Indicates the assessment for which the student has the accommodation. Only assessments marked Test Accommodations Eligible under the Score Fields section of Test Detail in the Assessment Center appear within this field. |
| Test Format | Selection indicates how the student receives the assessment.
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| Accommodations Plan | |
| Accommodation EL | When marked, indicates English Learner accommodations needed for a given assessment. |
| Accommodation 504 | When marked, indicates 504 accommodations needed for a given assessment. |
| Accommodation IEP | When marked, indicates Individualized Education Program accommodations needed for a given assessment. |
| Accommodation PNP | When marked, indicates PNP plan accommodations needed for a given assessment. |
| Accommodations | |
| Special Orders | Selection indicates a specific accommodation needed.
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| Color Contrast | Indicates the student's preference for alternate onscreen background and/or font color.
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| Braille with Tactile Graphics | Indicates a hard copy braille test booklet is provided with embedded tactile graphics.
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| Unique Accommodation | Indicates an accommodation is required for a student with a disability or an English Learner that is not listed in the PARCC Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manual but is identified in the student’s IEP, 504 plan or EL plan (if approved by the state). |
| Frequent Breaks | Indicates the student is allowed to take breaks, at their request, during the testing session. |
| Separate/Alternate Location | Indicates the student is tested in a specially assigned location. |
| Small Group Testing | Indicates the student is tested in a separate location with a small group of students with matching accessibility features or accommodations/testing needs as appropriate. |
| Specialized Equipment or Furniture | Indicates the student is provided specialized equipment or furniture needed for a successful testing environment (e.g., low lighting, adaptive seat, etc.). |
| Specified Area or Setting | Indicates the student is tested in a specialized area or setting (e.g., front of the classroom, seat near the door, library observation room, etc.). |
| Time of Day | Indicates the student is tested during a specific time of day based on their individual needs (e.g., ELA/l in the morning, no testing after lunch, etc.) |
| Answer Masking | Indicates that answer choices for multiple-choice items are covered when the item is first presented. The student has the ability to remove the masks at a time of their choosing. |
| ASL Video | Indicates that American Sign Language content is provided to the student by a human signer through a video. |
| Assistive Technology - Screen Reader | Indicates that a screen reader application is used to deliver computer-based test form for ELA/L and Math. |
| Assistive Technology - Non-Screen R | Indicates that an assistive technology application is needed for a student without visual impairments. |
| Closed Captioning for ELA/L | Indicates that closed captioning and subtitling are required for displaying text on a television, video screen, or other visual display to provide additional or interpretive information. |
| Word to Word Dictionary | Indicates the student needs a bilingual word to word translation dictionary for a given assessment. |
| ELA/L Constructed Response | Indicates the student's response is captured by an external Speech to Text device, external AT device, Human Scribe or Signer for Constructed Response item types. |
| Mathematics Response | Indicates the student's response is captured by one of the following:
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| Mathematics Response EL | Indicates the student's response is captured by one of the following:
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| Human Reader or Human Signer | Indicates a test administrator reads aloud to the student (human reader or human signer).
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| Emergency Accommodation | Indicates an emergency accommodation is needed for a student who incurs a temporary disabling condition that interferes with test performance shortly before or during the PARCC assessment window.
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| Refreshable Braille Display for ELA | Indicates a student who is blind or has a visual impairment takes the ELA/literacy assessments using their preferred screen reader software with a refreshable braille display. |
| Alternate Representation Paper Test | Indicates that the student requires a paper and pencil test format as an approved accommodation. |
| Large Print | Indicates the student requires a Large Print test booklet with text increased 150% to an 18 point font. |
| Reads Assessment Aloud Themselves | Indicates the student reads the assessment aloud to themselves and may use an external device such as a whisper phone. |
| Human Signer for Test Directions | Indicates a human signer will sign the test directions to the student. |
| Answers Recorded in Test Book | Indicates the student records answers directly in the test book. Responses must be transcribed verbatim by a test administrator in a student answer book or answer sheet. Responses that have not been transcribed will not be scored. |
| Braille Response | Indicates the student is blind or visually impaired and their response is captured by a Braille Writer or Note taker. |
| Calculation Device & Math Tool | Indicates the student is allowed to use a calculator as an accommodation, including for items in test sections designated as non-calculator sections. In addition, an arithmetic table (including addition/ subtraction and/or multiplication/division charts), and/or manipulatives may be used. |
| Monitor Test Response | Indicates the test administrator monitors proper placement of the student's responses on a test book/answer sheet. |
| Word Prediction | Indicates the student uses an external word prediction device that provides a bank of frequently or recently used words as a result of the student entering the first few letters of a word. |
| Admin Directions in Native Language | Indicates the test administrator clarifies general administration instructions only. |
| Text-to-Speech | Indicates the student is provided a computer that reads aloud content but does not support browser navigation. It is not intended to support students with visual impairments. |
| ELA/L Select Resp or Tech Enh Items | Indicates the student's response is captured by an external Speech to Text device, external AT device, Human Scribe or Signer for Selected Response or Technology Enhanced items types. |
| Admin Direct Read Aloud Native Lang | Indicates the test administrator reads aloud, and repeats as needed, test directions in student's native language. |
| Translation of The Mathematics Test | Indicates the form administered for online testing is a language other than English. |
| Extended Time | Indicates the student is given extended time. |
| Comments | Text field used to provide additional comments about the accommodation. |
