CAASPP Accessibility Resources Worksheet - CAASPP (CA Dept of Education)
2017–18 CAASPP Matrix One Worksheet
California Department of Education September 2017
2017–18CAASPP Matrix One Worksheet
This worksheet can be used by school site staff to track the assignment and delivery of the accessibility resources listed on Matrix One( for all students who will benefit from their use on the following California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) assessments:
- Smarter Balanced English Language Arts (ELA)
- Smarter Balanced Mathematics (Math)
- California Science Test (CAST field test)
- Standards-based Test in Spanish for Reading language arts (STS)
Universal tools are available to all students on the basis of student preference and selection. Designated supports are available to all students when determined for use by an educator or team of educators (with parent/guardian and student input, as appropriate), and accommodations are available to students as documented through an individualized education program (IEP) or Section 504 plan. For detailed recommendations on the use of both embedded (delivered through the online test delivery system) and non-embedded (provided locally at school site) accessibility resources, please refer to the Smarter Balanced Usability, Accessibility and Accommodations Guidelines (
The selected accessibility resources should be those that the student uses regularly in the classroom. The use of the CAASPP Online Practice and Training Tests( is highly recommended to help students discover which resources work best for them and to familiarize students with available resources. Demonstration video tutorials( for the embedded accessibility resources are available on the CAASPPPortal ( should receive ample practice with any resource they will use on the CAASPP tests.
NOTE: California Alternate Assessments test examiner administers the test one-on-one and can administer the test in the language of instruction; therefore, the following embedded supports are not available for the California Alternate Assessments: Braille, closed captioning, text-to-speech, American Sign Language videos, translation glossaries, and Spanish stacked translation and test directions.
2017–18Accessibility Resources Worksheetfor CAASPP Assessments
Student name: ______Grade in CALPADS: __ __ SSID: ______School name:______
CALPADS Education Program: Section 504 plan ☐ or IEP ☐ and Primary disability code: ______
Date completed: __ __ /__ __ /______Entered into TOMS on: __ __ /__ __ /______By:______
Notes for test adminstrator or test examiner:______
Non-embedded Universal Tools(available to all students) / ELA / Math / CAST Field Test* / STS / Non-embedded Universal Tools (available to all students) / ELA / Math / CAST Field Test* / STS
Breaks / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / Scratch paper / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐
Color overlay / ☐ / Thesaurus (ELA full write) / ☐
English dictionary (ELA full write) / ☐
Embedded Designated Supports
(available to all students) / ELA / Math / CAST Field Test* / STS / Embedded Designated Supports (available to all students) / ELA / Math / CAST Field Test* / STS
Color contrast / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / Text-to-speech (ELA items only) / ☐ / ☐ / ☐
Masking / ☐ / ☐ / Translations (Spanish stacked with test directions) / ☐
Mouse Pointer (size and color) / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / Translations glossary (consortium-provided) / ☐
Check any universal tools that must be turned off: / Check any universal tools that must be turned off:
Breaks / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / English glossary / ☐ / ☐
Calculator (specific items only grades 6-8, …….and grade 11) / ☐ / ☐ / Expandable items / ☐ / ☐ / ☐
Digital notepad / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / Expandable passages / ☐ / ☐ / ☐
English dictionary (ELA full write) / ☐ / Global notes (ELA full write) / ☐
Embedded Designated Supports
(available to all students) / ELA / Math / CAST Field Test* / STS / Embedded Designated Supports (available to all students) / ELA / Math / CAST Field Test* / STS
Check any universal tools that must be turned off: / Check any universal tools that must be turned off:
Highlighter / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / Science tools / ☐
Keyboard navigation / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / Spell check (for specific writing items) / ☐
Line reader / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / Strikethrough / ☐ / ☐ / ☐
Mark for review / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / Thesaurus (ELA full write) / ☐
Math tools (embedded ruler and protractor ……for specific items only) / ☐ / ☐ / Writing tools (for specific student ……generated responses) / ☐ / ☐ / ☐
Science charts / ☐ / Zoom / ☐ / ☐ / ☐
Non-Embedded Designated Supports
(available to all students) / ELA / Math / CAST Field Test* / STS / Non-Embedded Designated Supports (available to all students) / ELA / Math / CAST Field Test* / STS
100s number table / ☐ / Noise buffers (individual carrel or noise cancelling headphones) / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐
Amplification / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / Read aloud(ELA/math items, math stimuli, Spanish stacked) / ☐ / ☐ / ☐
Bilingual dictionary (ELA full write) / ☐ / Science charts / ☐
Calculator / ☐ / Scribe (reading and listening items only) / ☐ / ☐ / ☐
Color contrast / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / Separate setting (i.e., most beneficial time of day, special lighting/acoustics, adaptive furniture) / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐
Color overlay / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / Simplified test direction / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐
Magnification / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / Translations (glossary) / ☐ / ☐
Multiplication table / ☐ / Translated test directions (consortium-provided PDFs for math/ELA) / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐
Embedded Accommodations
(available to students with IEP/Section 504 plan) / ELA / Math / CAST Field Test* / STS / Embedded Accommodations (available to students with IEP/Section 504 plan) / ELA / Math / CAST Field Test* / STS
Audio transcript (includes braille transcript) (for listening items only) / ☐ / ☐ / Closed captioning (listening) / ☐ / ☐ / ☐
American Sign Language (listening) / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / Streamline / ☐ / ☐
Braille / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / Text-to-speech (ELA reading passages) / ☐
Non-embedded Accommodations
(available to students with IEP/Section 504 plan) / ELA / Math / CAST Field Test* / STS / Non-embedded Accommodations (available to students with IEP/Section 504 plan) / ELA / Math / CAST Field Test* / STS
100s number table(beginning in grade 4) / ☐ / Multiplication table (beginning in grade 4) / ☐
Abacus / ☐ / ☐ / Print on demand(must submit request to CalTAC) / ☐ / ☐ / ☐
Alternate response options / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / Read aloud (for ELA passages) / ☐ / ☐
Braille (paper-pencil tests) / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / Scribe (ELA writing) / ☐ / ☐
Calculator (for allowed items, grades 6–8 and grade 11) / ☐ / Speech-to-text / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐
Large print (paper-pencil tests as available by special permission) / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / Word prediction / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐
Identified Non-embedded Unlisted Resources
(available to students with IEP/Section 504 plan)
Submit request for CDE approval through theTest Operations Management System. / ELA / Math / CAST Field Test* / STS / Identified Non-embedded Unlisted Resources
(available to students with IEP/Section 504 plan)
Submit request for CDE approvalthrough theTest Operations Management System. / ELA / Math / CAST Field Test* / STS
American Sign Language / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / Calculator (grades 3–5) / ☐
100s number table (grade 3) / ☐ / English dictionary (reading and listening items only) / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐
Bilingual dictionary (reading items only) / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / Math tools (i.e., non-embedded ruler, non-embedded protractor) / ☐
Calculator (used on non-allowed items; grades 6–8 and grade 11) / ☐ / Multiplication table (grade 3) / ☐
Identified Non-embedded Unlisted Resources
(available to students with IEP/Section 504 plan)
Submit request for CDE approval through theTest Operations Management System. / ELA / Math / CAST Field Test* / STS / Identified Non-embedded Unlisted Resources
(available to students with IEP/Section 504 plan)
Submit request for CDE approvalthrough theTest Operations Management System. / ELA / Math / CAST Field Test* / STS
Signed Exact English / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / Translations (not provided by Smarter Balanced) / ☐ / ☐ / ☐
Thesaurus(reading and listening items only) / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / Translated word lists / ☐ / ☐ / ☐
*Please note the accessibility resources shown here for the 2018CASTfield test will be expanded for the operational administration.
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