Updates and Information for Statewide Assessments and Dyslexia Screening
Stay informed with important reminders for educators, including test window closures, accessibility supports for ELL students, dyslexia screening criteria, and effective district practices in test administration. Join the discussion on best practices in assessment management.
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Informal DTC Webinar APRIL 11, 2018 Welcome! Thank you for joining us. We will begin shortly.
Quick Reminders ELPA21 Tests Completed February 1-28 posted to Student Centered Staging 4/10 ELPA21 Test Window Closes 4/13 OAKS Online Reporting System offline for deployment of Smarter Balanced Score Reports 4/18-4/23 OAKS Online Test Delivery System, TIDE, and Online Reporting System (ORS) offline for scheduled maintenance 4/20-4/22 OAKS Extended Assessments Testing Window for ELA, Math, and Science Closes 4/26
Accommodations for ELL students Statewide assessment accessibility supports for all students can be found in the Oregon Accessibility Manual (OAM). The accessibility supports for the OAKS(Smarter Balanced) ELA and Math assessments are found on the following pages of the OAM: Universal Tools (pp. 9-12) Designated Supports (pp. 13-18) Accommodations (pp. 19-26) District Question: The EL student is emerged in the normal classroom, but reading at a 1st grade level. Can the normal ELA and math test be read aloud to them? Read Aloud (Designated Support, p. 17) is available for any student with an identified need for Math stimuli and items and ELA items. Read Aloud (Accommodation, p. 22) is available for any student with a documented need (i.e., IEP or 504 Plan) for ELA reading stimuli.
Screening Tool Options for Dyslexia Criteria for Selecting Screeners (OAR 581-002-1820) Strong predictive validity, classification accuracy, and norm-referenced scoring; Include measures of all of the following areas at least once per year in kindergarten: Phonological Awareness L/S Correspondence Rapid Naming Include measures of all of the following areas at least once per year in first grade: Phonological Awareness L/S Correspondence Rapid Naming Word or Pseudo Word Reading Fluency Oral Reading Fluency Include options for progress monitoring measures; and Be cost effective.
Sharespace Topics In our district we block access to tests when students are supposed to take the Extended Assessment or if their parents opted them out. What are other effective practices that districts are using to keep track and document rationales for their own internal purposes?
Question & Answer Specialists Present Ben Wolcott - English Language Proficiency Assessment for the 21st Century Brad Lenhardt - Accessibility Supports & Extended Assessment Bryan Toller - Mathematics Cindy Barrick - Accountability Warehouse Extract, Secure Assessment Reports, Student Centered Staging Holly Carter Test Administration Holly Dalton Kindergarten Assessment
