Accommodations Training Supplement on Math Read-Aloud

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AccommodationsTraining Supplement on Math
Read-Aloud
Last updated 02/10/10
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What has changed?
Accommodations

• Test administrators (TAs) may now read numerals
  and symbols to students when administering a
  read-aloud accommodation.
• Guidance and examples on reading numerals and
  symbols has been posted on the ODE website at
  http//www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id487

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When reading numbers and symbols aloud, please
use the guidance below
Accommodations

• In general, numbers and symbols can be read
  according to their common English usage. For
  example, ? would be read as is greater than.
• Numbers less than 100 should be read using
  standard place value language. For example, 23
  would be read as twenty-three.
• However, numbers greater than 99 should be read
  as individual numbers. For example, 579 would be
  read as five seven nine.

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Training
Accommodations

• If you plan to read numbers and symbols aloud
  during a math read-aloud accommodation, prior to
  testing you must thoroughly review the examples
  posted on the ODE website to ensure consistency
  in test administration.
• For this school year, it is allowable to continue
  omitting the reading of numerals and symbols when
  administering a math read-aloud accommodation.

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Best Practice
Accommodations

• TAs communicate with students about read-aloud
  guidelines e.g. reading 89 as eighty-nine vs.
  reading 389 as three eight nine.
• TA provides student with student friendly
  examples prior to testing.
• TA keeps copy of read-aloud examples on hand
  during testing for easy reference vs. relying
  solely on memory.
• TA notes any further examples not included in ODE
  provided materials and shares these with ODE for
  future versions.

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Examples Numbers
Accommodations

• It took Sarah 3½ hours to get to Portland.
• Read as It took Sarah three and one half hours
  to get to Portland.
• The cake cost Mrs. Moss 10.55.
• Read as The cake cost Mrs. Moss ten dollars and
  fifty five cents.
• There are 632,407,981 books in the library.
• Read as There are six three two comma four zero
  seven comma nine eight one books in the library.
  

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Examples Symbols
Accommodations

• The temperature outside is 42 oF.
• Read as The temperature outside is forty two
  degrees F.
• What is (y-5)6?
• Read as What is the quantity y minus five
  (pause) divided by six?
• The volume of a sphere is 4/3 pr3
• Read as The volume of a sphere is four thirds
  pi r cubed.

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Examples Operations Expressions
Accommodations

• 35 ? 90
• Read as Thirty five plus box equals ninety.
• What is 76 5,443?
• Read as What is seventy-six plus five comma
  four four three?
• x2y3 -36
• Read as x squared y cubed is equal to
  negative thirty-six.

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Preparing for Testing
Accommodations

• The examples in this presentation are only an
  overview.
• Prior to reading numbers and symbols to students
  as part of a math assessment read-aloud
  accommodation, all TAs must review the
  definitions and examples posted at
  http//www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id487

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Questions?
Accommodations

• If you have questions about administering this
  accommodation, contact your District Test
  Coordinator.
• For math specific questions, contact Jim Leigh at
  James.Leigh_at_state.or.us.
• For accommodations questions, contact Dianna
  Carrizales at Dianna.Carrizales_at_state.or.us

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