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Stating Response (including word approximations)

Giving opportunities for a student with a significant cognitive disability to provide a spoken response, including word approximations, rather than a written or physical response.

 

Allowable on at least one state assessment Allowable on state assessment: This accommodation is allowable on at least one state assessment. See which tests allow this accommodation

Assistive Technology

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How to Implement:

  • 1.

     Select the questions or tasks for which the student can provide an oral response.

     Select the questions or tasks for which the student can provide an oral response.

  • 2.

     Use the student’s IEP to decide how to prompt the student and adjust prompting as needed.

     Use the student’s IEP to decide how to prompt the student and adjust prompting as needed.

  • 3.

    Prompt the student to answer a question.

    Prompt the student to answer a question.

  • 4.

     Present the answer choices in a field or one at a time.

     Present the answer choices in a field or one at a time.

  • 5.

    Wait at least five seconds for the student to respond.

    Wait at least five seconds for the student to respond.

  • 6.

    Monitor and record your prompting, the student's response accuracy, and the student's engagement to judge instructional effectiveness.

    Monitor and record your prompting, the student's response accuracy, and the student's engagement to judge instructional effectiveness.

  • 7.

    Share your findings with the student, the educational team, and the family.

    Share your findings with the student, the educational team, and the family.

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Note: Review the STAAR Alternate 2 Test Administrator Manual for presentation instructions during test administration.

State Assessment
Allowability

Some accommodations appropriate for instructional use may not be allowable on a statewide assessment. Select the state assessment to view the implementation policies.

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STAAR Alternate 2 + –

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