Title: Training on the 20062007 LPAC DecisionMaking Process for the Texas Assessment Program Grades 312
1Training on the2006-2007 LPAC Decision-Making
Process for theTexas Assessment Program(Grades
3-12)
2TEA trains ESCs ESCs train districts LPACs use
manual to make spring 2007 testing decisions
3 Procedural Manual for Spring 2007
4Whats New This Year?
- Update on assessment options for students served
by special education - New LAT reading requirements
- Updated state assessment results
5Alternate Assessments for Students Served by
Special Education
- Alternate assessments when TAKS is not
appropriate - SDAA II ? spring 2007 is last year of SDAA II
- TAKS-I ? assesses the subjects not covered by
SDAA II - TAKS-Alt ? an online observation tool for
assessing students with significant cognitive
disabilities is a field test this year but is
required for all eligible students - TEKS-based LDAAs ? for students whose special
education accommodations would invalidate TAKS,
TAKS-I, or SDAA II and who are not eligible for
TAKS-Alt.
6Assessment Decisions for LEP Students Served by
Special Education
- The chapter titled Provisions of LEP Students
Served Through Special Education has been
updated to help LPAC and ARD committees
understand the alternate assessment requirements
that apply to students depending on their LEP
exemption status.
7LAT Math and AYP
- LAT math examinees in their first school year of
enrollment in U.S. schools are included in AYP
participation measures. Their results do not
count in AYP performance measures. - LAT math examinees in their second and third
school years of enrollment in U.S. schools count
in both AYP participation and performance
measures.
8New Federal Policy Directive LAT Reading
- Second and third year recent immigrants in Gr.
3-8 and 10 who are LEP-exempt in reading or ELA
under state law will no longer be able to be
counted in AYP through RPTE. - For use in AYP reading accountability, these
students will need to participate in LAT reading
administrations of TAKS. If they are LEP-exempt
from SDAA II, they will be eligible to take a LAT
reading administration of SDAA II.
9Requirements Not Affected by Federal Directive
- This directive does not affect LEP-exempt
first-year immigrants. These students will
continue to be included in AYP through RPTE. - This directive does not affect who will take
RPTE. LEP students will continue to take RPTE as
long as they are classified as limited English
proficient in PEIMS. RPTE results are used in
state and federal accountability and performance
monitoring indicators.
10TETN Training with Additional LAT Reading
Information
- More complete information about the new LAT
reading procedures and accommodations will be
provided in a TETN videoconference on January 29,
2007, from 100 to 400 P.M. - This TETN is designed to help district testing
coordinators with campus coordinator and test
administrator training requirements. - A test administration supplement will be used in
this TETN and shipped to districts.
11RPTE and RPTE II
- Spring 2007 is the last year of RPTE I. RPTE II
will be implemented in spring 2008. RPTE II will
assess grades 212. - The planned RPTE II grade clusters areGr. 2, 3,
4-5, 6-7, 8-9, and 10-12 -
12RPTE and RPTE II
- It is anticipated that RPTE will be administered
exclusively as an online assessment beginning in
spring 2009. - RPTE II will be field-tested in spring 2007. Some
LEP students will take a field test online and an
RPTE test on paper. All grade 2 LEP students will
take either a paper RPTE II field test or an
online RPTE II field test.
13RPTE II Assessment Focus
- RPTE II will more fully address the academic
language proficiency required for reading in core
content areas. RPTE II will assess to a greater
degree than RPTE I the type of reading students
encounter in science and mathematics classes. -
14A Closer Look at
LAT
15When is LAT math administered?
- LAT math examinees are not subject to SSI
testrequirements. - Note that LAT administrations of SDAA II math are
not available.
16When is LAT reading administered?
- LAT reading examinees are not subject to SSI
requirements. - Testing coordinators are directed to call TEA to
determine the test schedule for a LAT reading
examinee who is not LEP-exempt in math and is
scheduled to take TAKS or SDAA II math on April
17.
17LAT Reading Tests
- For LAT reading, a student may use an English
version or Spanish version TAKS test in Gr. 36,
but not both. - For TAKS, the grade of the test must correspond
to the students enrolled grade. - For SDAA II, the test may be given at the
students instructional level. - LAT examinees enrolled in Gr. 10 will be
eligible to take only instructional levels K8.
Note that instructional levels 9 and 10 are not
available for LAT reading.
18Who is eligible for LAT?
- Recent immigrant ELLs who
- are in Gr. 38 and 10 (AYP grades),
- are determined by the LPAC to be LEP-exempt under
state law, and - routinely receive one or more of the allowable
linguistic accommodations in classroom
instruction and testing. - The LEP exemption criteria in the LPAC manual
have not changed.
Remember that 1st year LEP-exempt immigrants
will not take LAT reading. RPTE will continue to
be their AYP reading test.
19LAT Math Accommodations
20Determining LAT Math Accommodations
- Multiple accommodations will often be
appropriate. - Decisions must be based on the individual needs
of the student and whether the accommodations are
used routinely in mathematics instruction and
testing.
216 LAT Math Accommodations
- Linguistic Simplification
- Oral Translation
- Reading Assistance
- Bilingual Dictionary
- Bilingual Glossary
- English-Spanish LAT Side by Side
221. Linguistic Simplification
- A student may ask the test administrator to say
in simpler language what a test question is
asking. Test administrators may provide this
assistance using simpler words, pictures, or
gestures, as long as they do not define or
explain math terminology or a concept that the
test question is assessing.
231. Linguistic Simplification
- Secure linguistic simplification guides (LSGs)
are provided to test administrators for use with
this accommodation. When necessary, test
administrators may provide additional allowable
linguistic simplifications to meet individual
students needs. - The LSG provides suggestions for simplifying
eligible words in LAT test questions (English
versions of LAT) and points out the math terms
that the test is assessing and that must not be
simplified (English and Spanish versions of LAT).
242. Oral Translation
- At the request of the student, the test
administrator may orally translate words,
phrases, and sentences that the student does not
understand. The test administrator is not
permitted to define or explain math terms,
concepts, or skills. The test administrator is
permitted only to give the equivalent word or
words in the other language.
253. Reading Assistance
- At the request of the student, the test
administrator may read aloud words, phrases, or
sentences in the test question or answer choices
that the student is having difficulty reading.
Reading assistance is allowable regardless of
whether the student is using the English version,
the Spanish version, or both versions of the LAT
form.
264. Bilingual Dictionary
- Students may use a bilingual dictionary to find
the translation of words they do not understand.
Bilingual dictionaries that contain explanations,
definitions, pictures, or examples of math
terminology may not be used.
275. Bilingual Glossary
- Students may use a locally developed bilingual
glossary to find the translation of words they do
not understand. The glossary must not include
definitions, explanations, examples, or pictures
that will aid students in understanding the math
terms or concepts assessed. In the case of math
terms, only native-language equivalents are
allowed.
286. English-Spanish Side by Side
- A Spanish-speaking student in Grades 36 may
refer to both the English-version and
Spanish-version LAT tests to enhance
comprehension. If a student does not understand
something in one language, the student may refer
to it in the other language.
29LAT Reading Accommodations
30Determining LAT Reading Accommodations
- Multiple accommodations will often be
appropriate. - Decisions must be based on the individual needs
of the student and whether the accommodations are
used routinely in mathematics instruction and
testing.
Consistent with LAT math accommodations
31LAT Reading Accommodations
Direct Linguistic Support 1. Bilingual
dictionary 2. English dictionary 3. Reading
aloud word or phrase 4. Reading aloud entire
test item 5. Oral translation word or
phrase 6. Clarification word or phrase Note
that LAT reading accommodations also apply to
the written composition and revising/editing
portions of ELA.
32LAT Reading Accommodations
- Indirect Linguistic Support
- Clarifying directions as needed
- Breaks at request of student
- Testing over 2 days
Accommodations 79 apply to all LAT reading
examinees. LPAC decisions and documentation are
not needed for these.
33Direct Linguistic Support
- 1. Bilingual dictionary Throughout the test,
the student may use a bilingual dictionary to
find the translation of words they do not
understand. Paper and electronic bilingual
dictionaries are permitted.
34Direct Linguistic Support
- 2. English dictionary Throughout the test, the
student may use an English dictionary, ESL
dictionary, or picture dictionary. (Note that if
the student is taking the Gr. 36 Spanish version
test, the student may use a Spanish dictionary.)
35Direct Linguistic Support
- 3. Reading aloud word or phrase The test
administrator may read aloud a word or phrase to
the student at the students request. This
applies to passages and test items. Sentences and
longer portions of text within a passage may not
be read aloud.
36Direct Linguistic Support
- 4. Reading aloud entire test item The test
administrator may read aloud an entire test item
(test question and answer choices) at the request
of the student. Voice inflection must be kept
neutral during the reading of test questions and
answer choices.
37Direct Linguistic Support
- 5. Oral translation word or phrase At the
request of the student, the test administrator
may orally translate a word or phrase that the
student does not understand. The test
administrator is not permitted to translate
entire sentences or longer portions of text. This
accommodation applies to passages and test items.
Exception Not permitted for tested vocabulary
words
38Direct Linguistic Support
- 6. Clarification word or phrase At the
request of the student, the test administrator
may clarify the meaning of a word or phrase that
the student does not understand. The test
administrator is not permitted to clarify the
meaning of entire sentences or longer portions of
text. This accommodation applies to passages and
test items.
Exception Not permitted for tested vocabulary
words
39Indirect Linguistic Support
- 7. Clarifying directions This includes
translating, rewording, and repeating the
directions that are read aloud to students before
the test. - 8. Breaks at request of student This refers to
flexible scheduling of breaks so that a student
is able to take breaks as needed.
40Indirect Linguistic Support
- 9. Testing over 2 days All students
participating in LAT reading and ELA
administrations will take their test over 2 days.
The test administrator will be given explicit
information about where to stop on Day 1 and
where to begin on Day 2.
41Planning for LAT Administrations
42Planning for LAT Administrations
- Planning for LAT involves
- collaboration between LPACs, ARD committees when
applicable, math and reading teachers, and
testing coordinators - determining and documenting accommodations
- determining the need for individual vs. small
group LAT administrations - identifying and training appropriate LAT test
administrators - identifying test locations
Note the LAT Administration Planning Rosters.
43Key Differences Between LAT Math and Reading
Administrations
- LAT math is administered to first-year LEP-exempt
recent immigrants, LAT reading is not. - Unlike LAT math, this years LAT reading tests
will not say LAT on the test booklet covers. - There is no LAT math option for SDAA II. There is
an SDAA II LAT reading option. - Unlike LAT math, information about LAT test
administrators and linguistic accommodations used
will not be collected this year. - There are no Linguistic Simplification Guides for
LAT reading.
44Key Differences Between LAT Math and Reading
Administrations
- Giving Spanish and English tests side by side is
not an option for LAT reading. - LAT reading accommodations have word or phrase
constraints not found in LAT math accommodations. - English dictionaries and ESL dictionaries are not
permitted for LAT math. - Bilingual glossaries are not permitted for LAT
reading. - LAT reading is given over 2 days, not 1.
45Planning
- LAT examinees must not be tested in a room with
students taking regular versions of state
assessments. - LAT test administrators must be trained in
general testing procedures and LAT-specific
testing procedures. The January 29, 2007, TETN
will provide information needed to give
specialized training to LAT reading test
administrators.
46Contact Information
- E-mail address ELL.tests_at_tea.state.tx.us
- Student Assessment Division phone number
512-463-9536 - The LPAC manual and powerpoint will be posted in
the ELL Assessment Information section of the
Student Assessment Division website.