Place transparent, tinted film over instructional materials OR use high contrast colored backgrounds to add visual contrast to help students with significant cognitive disabilities and/or visual impairments notice and comprehend crucial elements or reduce glare on pages.
Select the images or text to emphasize based on learning objectives and written lesson instructions, if any.
Select the images or text to emphasize based on learning objectives and written lesson instructions, if any.
Review your selections with the student’s teacher of the visually impaired (TVI), if appropriate.
Review your selections with the student’s teacher of the visually impaired (TVI), if appropriate.
Prepare the selected and reviewed materials.
Prepare the selected and reviewed materials.
Introduce the modified images or text during instruction.
Introduce the modified images or text during instruction.
Monitor the accuracy of student responses and student engagement to judge instructional effectiveness.
Monitor the accuracy of student responses and student engagement to judge instructional effectiveness.
Share progress and effectiveness with the student, the educational team, and the family.
Share progress and effectiveness with the student, the educational team, and the family.
Note: Review the STAAR Alternate 2 Test Administrator Manual for presentation instructions during test administration.
Some accommodations appropriate for instructional use may not be allowable on a statewide assessment. Select the state assessment to view the implementation policies.
May be used if the accommodation is documented in the student's IEP and follows these guidelines:
maintain the integrity of the assessment,
avoid leading to or providing the student a direct answer,
be used routinely in instruction,
reflect the student’s learning styles, and
allow a student to respond using a mode that is appropriate for the student.