Smarter Balance online assessments are going to function for students with special needs.
Here are a few links and explanations:
Practice Tests and information on browser compatibilities
http://www.smarterbalanced.org/pilot-test/
Practice Test Enhancements (Starting August 15, 2013)
- Special forms for math (Spanish glossary, Braille, and text-to-speech for grades 4, 5, 6, and 8)
- Special forms for English language arts (Braille and text-to-speech for grades 3, 5, 6, and 8)
- Math performance tasks, including performance tasks for special forms (Spanish glossary, Braille, and text-to-speech)
- Additional items to the ELA forms
- New scoring guides (and updated guides) available athttp://sbac.portal.airast.org/Practice_Test/default.html
- Practice Test for use with Internet Explorer (IE) 10; support from IE 9 is expected at a later date
Help Desk Now Available for Smarter Balanced Practice Tests
- Launched August 1, 2013
- Available by phone at 855-833-1969 or by e-mail at smarterbalancedhelpdesk@ets.org
- Support available Monday through Friday, 5:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. Pacific Time
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