Effective Assessment in ESL: Assessment Accommodations

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Assessment accommodations for LEP students in Kentucky:

There are three criteria for determining appropriate assessment accommodations that must be strictly adhered to:

Must be allowed for state assessments by 703 KAR 5:070 Inclusions for Special Populations regulation;
Must have been part of ongoing classroom instruction;
Must be listed in the student’s Program Services Plan (PSP)

Assessment accommodations include:

· Reader in English

· Simplified language

· Bilingual or English dictionary

· Small group/single test form admin.

· Reader in primary language

· Oral native language support

· Extended time

· Assistive technology

· Scribe responses

· Bilingual or English glossary

· Prompting/cueing

Effective Assessment in ESL