Accessibility on State Assessments FAQs
Click on an article below for quick solutions to the most frequently asked questions.
- What is accessibility?
- What are the different levels of accessibility available for state assessments?
- What are accessibility features?
- What are locally-approved designated supports?
- What are designated supports requiring TEA approval?
- Which students can receive designated supports?
- Can a student receive multiple designated supports?
- What does the following student eligibility criteria mean: routinely, independently, and effectively uses it [designated support] during classroom instruction and classroom testing?
- Can accessibility features be made available for paper and online administrations of STAAR?
- Which mode of testing (paper versus online) is more appropriate if a student requires specific designated supports?
- What is text-to-speech (TTS)?
- Is TTS available for all state assessments?
- What parts of each STAAR test are read aloud by TTS?
- Why is oral administration not allowed on reading selections?
- What levels of reading support does TTS offer on STAAR?
- What is the difference between an oral administration on paper versus online?
- Can a student take STAAR online but have an oral administration by the test administrator instead of using TTS?
- What is the spelling assistance tool?
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