Kansas Assessments

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Kansas Assessments

• Use of a Scribe
• Read Aloud

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Use of a Scribe and/or Read Aloud

• Students with an individualized education program
  (IEP) may have this accommodation specified
  within the plan.
• For use both on the Kansas State Assessments and
  for classroom instruction, assignments and tests.

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Use of a Scribe

• 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.
• Remember that extra time may be needed to
  complete the process

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Use of a Scribe for Writing Assessment

• 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.

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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 students response in any way.

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Use of a Scribe for Writing Assessment

• Student dictates (orally or by signing) his or
  her composition to the scribe, who then writes
  the students 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.

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Use of a Scribe for Writing Assessment

• Other than making the changes requested by the
  student, it is important that the scribe not
  assist the student during the editing process.
• After the student reviews the composition and
  makes any desired changes, the scribe copies the
  final draft, including the students edits, into
  the students 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.

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Use of Scribe Other Than Writing Assessment

• 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 students selection
  by marking the bubble sheet for the paper and
  pencil tests or by selecting that answer choice
  on the KCA.

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Use of Scribe other than Writing Assessment

• 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.

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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.

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Qualifications for Scribes

• Scribes may be school personnel who are
  appropriately trained and qualified.
• Whenever possible, students should have the same
  scribe for the state assessment as they have had
  for classroom tests or classroom instruction

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Read-aloud Accommodation forKansas State
Assessments

• 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.

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Read-aloud Accommodation forKansas State
Assessments

• A students need for the read-aloud accommodation
  must be documented on an IEP

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Read-aloud Accommodation forAn Individual Student

• The read-aloud accommodation is for a student who
  needs the entire assessment (except the reading
  passage) read to him.
• 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.

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Read-aloud Accommodation for Groups of Students

• It is possible to provide the read aloud
  accommodation to small groups of two or three
  students.
• 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.

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The Reading Assessment

• 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 students
  plan, the student will then be counted as not
  participating.

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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.

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Read-Aloud Accommodation / KCA Audio Voice

• Follow the Reading Examiners Manual for General
  and KAMM assessments, Section 3 Accommodations,
  for additional direction, options available.