ADE Director's Communication Memo Form


Memo Number : ACC-04-029

Date Created : 10/06/2003

Attention:

Superintendents
Co-op Directors
Secondary Principals
Elementary Principals
Middle School Principals
other: Testing Coordinators
Special Ed.

Type of Memo: Informational
Response Required: Yes
   
Section:   Accountability - Dr. Charity Smith
Subject:
Word-to-Word Dictionary Accommodiation for LEP on Benchmark and EOC

Regulatory Authority:
N/A

Contact Person:
Charlotte Marvel or Margaret Amps

Phone Number:
501-682-4551

E-mail:
cmarvell@arkedu.k12.ar.us

State approved testing accommodations may be made for students identified as Limited English Proficient (LEP) as indicated in the Language Assessment Plan. These state approved accommodations should be used as a regular part of instruction and classroom assessments. Giving an unfamiliar accommodation to an LEP student for the state-mandated testing may negatively affect the student’s performance.

An additional state approved accommodation added for the 2003-2004 administration of the Benchmark and End of Course examinations for Limited English Proficient (LEP) students is the use of an English/Native Language word-to-word dictionary. This word-to-word dictionary may not include definitions. It may be used on all sections of the test if this is a classroom accommodation. School districts will need to provide the English/Native Language word-to-word dictionaries for LEP students.

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