ISBE IAR Pre-ID Accommodations

Selection indicating the student requires a color contrast accommodation for an online or paper test.

• A student with the 07 – Color Overlay selection requires Test Format of P – Paper.  Selections 01 through 06 require Test Format of O – Online.
• Separate settings are available for ELA and Math.

Checked if the student requires a Large Print Booklet for a paper exam.

• This applies only for the Paper Test Format.
• The student needs an active IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator.
• Separate settings are available for ELA and Math.

Checked if the student uses an external word prediction device.

• The student needs an active IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator.
• This accommodation only applies to the ELA test.

Selection indicating the student gets extra time.

• The student needs an active IEP Indicator, 504 Indicator, or ELL Program.
• Separate settings are available for ELA and Math.

Checked if the test administrator or assigned accommodator monitors placement of student responses on a test booklet.

• The student needs an active IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator.
• Separate settings are available for ELA and Math.

Checked if the student records answers directly in the test book.

• This only applies for the Paper Test Format.
• The student needs an active IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator.
• Separate settings are available for ELA and Math.

Setting indicating a blind or visually impaired student has answers captured by a Braille Writer or note taker.

• The student needs an active IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator.
• Separate settings are available for ELA and Math.

Selection indicating if the student gets a hard copy Braille test booklet with embedded tactile graphics.

• This only applies for the Paper Test Format.
• If this accommodation has a submitted value of 11, then Large Print must be submitted as 02-No or blank.
• Separate settings are available for ELA and Math.

Checked if a student taking a computer-based test gets American Sign Language content provided through a video.

• The following fields must be un-checked or set with the selection 00 - None: Text-to-Speech; AT Screen Reader App; Closed Captioning for ELA/L; Human Reader or Signer; Spanish Transadaptation for Math
• This only applies for the Online Test Format.
• The student needs an active IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator.
• Separate settings are available for ELA and Math.

Setting indicating the student gets a proctored version of the test. Separate settings are available for ELA and Math.

If your selection is 03 or 04 for ELA, make sure the following ELA accomodations are set with an un-checked box or a selection of 00 - None: ASL Video, AT Screen Reader App, Closed Caption, Refreshable Braille Disp, and Text-to-Speech.

For the Math setting, the same relationship applies for ASL Video, AT Screen Reader, and Text-to-Speech.

For additional details on submitting this accommodation to Pearson, refer to the ISBE web site's ISBE SIS Data Elements page > All in One Data Elements Document.

For the ELA tests, the student needs an active IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator.

Setting determining the Screen Reader Application used to deliver a computer-based test form.

• This only applies for the Online Test Format.
• The student needs an active IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator.
• For additional details on submitting this accommodation to Pearson, refer to the ISBE web site's ISBE SIS Data Elements page > All in One Data Elements Document.

If you select 05 - Screen Reader or 06 - Non-Screen Reader, make sure the following additional criteria are met:

• For the Math test, ASL Video must be un-checked; Spanish Transadaptation must be un-checked; Text-to-Speech must be 00-None; Human Reader or Signer must be 00 - None.
• For the ELA test, ASL Video must be un-checked; Closed Caption must be un-checked; Text-to-Speech must be 00 - None; Human Reader or Signer must be 00 - None.

Setting indicating if the student gets test content read aloud via Text-to-Speech embedded within TestNav8.

Following are the business rules for the ELA Text-to-Speech accommodation:

• If you select the value 11, make sure you also follow these rules for other ELA accommodations:
  • ASL Video box must be un-checked.
  • AT Screen Reader must be 00 - None.
  • Closed Caption box must be un-checked.
  • Refreshable Braille Display must be un-checked.
  • Human Reader or Signer must be 00 - None.
• The student needs an active IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator.

Following are the business rules for the Math Text-to-Speech accommodation:

• If you select a value of 12, 13, 14, or 15, make sure you also follow these rules for other Math accommodations:
  • ASL Video box must be un-checked.
  • AT Screen Reader must be 00 - None.
  • Spanish Transadaptation box must be 02 - No.
  • Human Reader or Signer must be 00 - None.
• If the selected value is 14 or 15, the student needs an active ELL program.

This accommodation only applies for the Online Test Format.

Checked if the student uses a published word-to-word hand-held dictionary.

• Student needs an active ELL program.
• Separate settings are available for ELA and Math.

Selection indicating the student is allowed to use a calculator as an accommodation, including for items designated in non-calculator sections. The student may also use an arithmetic table or other manipulatives.
A student must be provided a hand-held calculator and/or mathematics tools.

• Student needs an active IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator.
• This only applies for Math tests.

Checked if the student gets closed captioning and subtitling for a computer-based test.

• The following accommodations must be un-checked or set as 00 - None if the student uses closed captioning: Text-to-Speech; ASL Video; AT Screen Reader App; Human Reader or Signer.
• This only applies for the Online Test Format.
• Student needs an active IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator.
• This only applies for ELA tests.

Setting indicating if a Spanish language form needs to be administered for this student.

• If the student receives this accommodation, make sure the following additional Math accommodation rules are met: ASL Video is un-checked; AT Screen Reader App must be 00 - None; Text-to-Speech must be 00 - None. See the Note below for more information on Text-to-Speech.
• The student needs an active ELL program.
• This only applies for Math tests.

Note: If the student needs Spanish translation and Text-to-Speech, use the following selections for Math accommodations:

• Clear the Spanish Transadaptation box.
• For Text-to-Speech, select either 14 or 15, as appropriate.

• If the student receives this accommodation, then the ELA AT Screen Reader App selection must be 05.
• This only applies for the Online Test Format.
• The student needs an active IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator.
• This only applies for ELA tests.

Setting indicating how a student's response is captured for a Math test.

The student needs an active IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator.

Setting indicating how a student's response is captured for Constructed Response item types on an ELA test.

The student needs an active IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator.

• The student needs an active ELL program.
• This only applies for Math tests.

Setting indicating how the student's response is captured for ELA tests.

The student needs an active IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator.

Alt Rep Paper Test*

Paper

IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator

ELA or Math

(MAT) Spanish Transadaptation

Online or Paper

ELL Program

Math

Large Print*

Paper

IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator

ELA or Math

Answer Masking*

Online or Paper

ELA or Math

Color Contrast*

Online or Paper

ELA or Math

Text-to-Speech*

Online

For the ELA test, IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator required.
For the Math test, ELL program required if value is 14 or 15.

ELA or Math

Human Reader or Signer*

Online or Paper

For the ELA test, IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator required.

ELA or Math

ASL Video*

Online

IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator

ELA or Math

AT Screen Reader App*

Online

IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator

ELA or Math

(ELA) Closed Caption

Online

IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator

ELA

(ELA) Refreshable Braille Disp

Online

IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator

ELA

Braille Response*

Online or Paper

IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator

ELA or Math

EBAE/English Braille*

Paper

IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator

ELA or Math

Answers Rec in Test Book*

Paper

IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator

ELA or Math

(MAT) Calculation Device

Online or Paper

IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator

Math

(ELA) Constructed Response

Online or Paper

IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator

ELA

(ELA) Selected Response

Online or Paper

IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator

ELA

(MAT) Response

Online or Paper

IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator

Math

Monitor Test Response*

Online or Paper

IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator

ELA or Math

Word Prediction for ELA/L

Online or Paper

IEP Indicator or 504 Indicator

ELA

(MAT) Response EL

Online or Paper

ELL Program

Math

Dictionary Native Lang*

Online or Paper

ELL Program

ELA or Math

Extended Time*

Online or Paper

IEP Indicator, 504 Indicator, or ELL Program

ELA or Math