STAAR A
Making Forward & Making Connections
There are three constants in life... Change, Choice and Principles. - Stephen Covey
Hexagonal Thinking
•Use the hexagons to respond to the “big question”.
•Get up, move around the room, (or with your table group) look for a place where your ideas connect with another and place your hexagon accordingly. Have conversations with those around you about why you think it fits there.
Connections Are....
10/27/2014 Letter from TEA:
http://www.esc20.net/users/0045/docs/AGC/STAAR%20Project/TAA-SPED-Participation-10-27-14.docx
ARD Committees Must Understand:
–What state assessments are required and available
–Assessed TEKS and/or ELPS
–Participation requirements for specific assessments
–Design and format of each state assessment
–Accommodation policies for the STAAR® programs
*Adapted from ARDC training 2013-2014
Eligibility Requirements for STAAR Accommodated
•To be eligible, the answer to all of the eligibility statements on page one of the eligibility requirements must be “Yes.”
• If the answer to any of these eligibility questions is “No,” the student is not eligible to participate in STAAR A.
- To be eligible to participate in STAAR A in a particular subject, TWO OR MORE accommodation must be checked in that subject.
- If fewer than two accommodations are checked, the student is not eligible to participate in STAAR A in that subject.
The PLAAFP drives the rest of the IEP – consider if the needs indicated in the PLAAFP justify the accommodations that are being recommended.
There MUST be a direct and consistent correlation between the PLAAFP, goals, supports and the testing decision!
Is it an Accommodation or is it a Modification?
2. Calculator?
3. Text at Lower Reading Level?
4. Alternate Task?
STAAR A: Accommodation Statements
1.Preview text before reading to activate prior knowledge, draw conclusions, and set a purpose for reading.
2. Clarification or rewording of vocabulary, complex sentences, and concepts using definitions, similes, literal language, graphics, animation, etc.
3. Direct student attention to specific information (e.g., part o the selection, parts of a graphic, parts of an answer choice)
4. Use of writing process checklist
5. Reading Support (i.e., revising passages and questions)
6. Scaffold understanding of open-ended questions about texts (i.e. short answer questions). Scaffold steps in a process (i.e., bullet each step, space out each step)
7. Use of generic and question-specific graphic organizers
8. Identification of formula(s) to use with specific questions
Looks Like... Sounds Like....
1. Scaffold steps in a process (i.e., bullet each step, space out each step)
2. Clarification or rewording of vocabulary, complex sentences, and concepts using definitions, similes, literal language, graphics, animation, etc.
3. Direct student attention to specific information (e.g., part o the selection, parts of a graphic, parts of an answer choice)
4. Preview text before reading to activate prior knowledge, draw conclusions, and set a purpose for reading.
Technology Ideas:
2. Explain Everything
3. Apple iOS Features
4. Chrome Extensions (VoiceNote II)
5. Wikipedia
6. Rewordify
7. Text Compactor
VoiceNote II (Chrome Extension)
Explain Everything
TEA: STAAR A Resources & Info
Pearson: Resources, Tutorials, ePAT, Downloads
ESC Region 20: Additional Resources, Q&A, Tutorial Checklist
Catherine Wilson
Access to General Curriculum
Educational Service Center Region 20
Email: catherine.wilson@esc20.net
Website: www.esc20.net
Location: 1314 Hines, San Antonio, TX, United States
Phone: 210-370-5468