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WorksheetsInclusion of Special Populations 22
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 16mins
All special populations are included in the state-required
Assessment and Accountability programs.
True
False
What is the age in Kentucky when students “age out” and are no
longer eligible to receive services?
19
25
21
23
There is a significant difference between an accommodation and a
modification.
True
False
What are the three testing options for students eligible to receive
services in Kentucky?
No accommodations, With Accommodations, Alternate Assessment
Partial accommodations, Permanent Accommodations, Due Process
Inclusion, Non-Inclusion, 504’s
IEP’s, 504’s and PSP’s
If a state assessment is modified, it can change the intent of the
assessment item and invalidate test questions.
True
Falso
A student's plan should never be changed near or during a testing
window. True or False?
True
Falso
An educational plan (IEP, 504, PSP) should always be based on a
need and not a disability.
True
False
Why is it encouraged to fade an accommodation over time?
Student Independence
Plan is Outdated
Parent Refusal
Due Process
Changing a plan for “testing purposes only” is always wrong
and can often lead to the student performing poorly on the
test.
True
False
Once a student reaches an age where they understand their plan
and its development it is important for them to participate
because:
Student will not care.
Student should understand/have a say in their plan.
By law, student must participate.
The plan will expire.
EL students only receive a first year (one-time exemption), the
second year and beyond requires full participation. True or
False?
True
False
Forms for medical emergencies should always remain in the
(a) ?
State Agency Children and students in a hospital setting are
expected to take the state assessment unless an approved non-
participation has been granted.
True
False
To qualify for the Kentucky Alternate Assessment, which parts of
the participation guidelines must be answered with “yes”?
All
Half
Only Questions 1 & 2
A, B, and C are incorrect
When administering the online version of the state assessment
instead of paper/pencil, what can a reader do differently to help a
student take the test?
Re-read questions
Read with inflection
Read from an internet enabled cell phone screen
The rules are the same
Which of the following is not a requirement prior to providing
accommodations?
Read all manuals and testing literature for the test being given
Read from a computer screen if giving an online test
Have inclusions of special populations and administration code training
Verify all accommodations are current for the student prior to providing
them
Once a test administrator has given one online state test early in
the school year, they already understand how to provide
accommodations for another online state test later in the school
year.
True
False
Depending on the accommodation, the rules that govern
accommodations that will be taught in this training change
depending on whether the state test given is administered online
or paper and pencil.
True
False
The test administrator is providing scribing services for a student
taking the state assessment online. What is the best way to find
out how that accommodation should be provided?
Review the inclusions of special populations regulation for the answer
Review the testing manual for the test being given for proper instruction
Review this training again
Ask a colleague down the hall
Why should technology be considered as an early accommodation?
It is easier
They provide essential modifications
Technology carries over to post-school activities
Dependence on technology is ideal
A student is familiar with two forms of reading accommodations,
the classroom teacher reading to him and using a text reader. What is
one important reason the text reader might be considered a first
option?
ext Readers provide necessary modificationsT
The teacher cannot go with the student after they graduate, text readers can
The teacher cannot read as fluently or accurately as a text reader
Text Readers foster dependence
Manipulatives should be a one-to-one accommodation because
they are unique to each student.
True
False
Manipulatives should be placed where in the testing room?
The student’s desk
A separate room
A central location, away from the student’s desk, that the student may get up
and access during the test
On a computer or electronic device
A student not taking the alternate assessment may have a 3 x 5
notecard among their manipulatives as long as what condition(s) are
met?
Choose all that apply
Only labels but no content is on the index card
No content, writing or labels are allowed to be on the card
Graphic organizers are allowed as long as they are writing and content free
Which of the following is NOT a role of the reader?
Reading the test book cover to cover
Pointing out parts of questions or tasks skipped by the student
Re-read any part of the test if the student requests it
Read individual words or abbreviations the text or audio reader mispronounces
2. If a student does not understand a word or phrase in a passage or
question, is it okay to summarize or explain that text to the student in
language they understand?
Yes, if the student asks for you to explain it
Always yes
Yes, if they have a reader
No, paraphrasing is not an acceptable accommodation.
A student is provided a reader accommodation in their IEP. The test
administrator is reading the test. The student requests the reader to re-read
the passage and define a word that is not understood. Is this allowed?
Yes to both, the student has reader and paraphrasing and re-reads are
allowed
No to both, re-reads are not allowed
Yes to the re-read. The re-read is allowed, but paraphrasing test content is never
allowed.
No to the re-read. Re-reads are not allowed, but the paraphrasing is okay.
Who cannot serve as a scribe even if they have received the Inclusion of
Special Populations training?
Special Ed Teacher
Peer tutor
Substitute teacher
Counselor
Which of the following must a scribe do to ensure they prevent an
allegation?
Record only the exact information a student provides in the answer box
Re-read the answer the student provided and require the student to provide
all edits to the answer.
Never read the answer back to the student under any circumstances
Correct all mistakes within the written answer for the student
If a student qualifies for a calculator accommodation the student may use
the calculator on any test, including the non-calculator portions of exams?
True
False
Which of the following examples of paraphrasing or simplified language
may be provided on a state test?
Paraphrasing the directions embedded within a test item
Simplifying a test question by changing words to their simpler words
Paraphrasing is not an acceptable accommodation
Simplifying the directions provided prior to the test beginning
Which of the following is not true about the usage of Bilingual Dictionaries
They must be printed
They should only provide word to word translations without definitions
They may be electronic
Internet or any additional capabilities must be turned off
If a student is denied extended time on a state test, the test administrator
should do the following:
Take thorough notes on why the decision was made
Contact the building assessment coordinator and inform them of why the decision
None of the above
A student has behavior modifications on his/her IEP and routinely disrupts
normal classroom instruction. What needs to be done to test this student
one-to-one?
Contact KDE for prior approval
Contact USED for prior approval
Choose not to test the student
Follow district procedures; KDE will leave this decision to local school systems.
