Tool 4

TeacherObservationChecklistonLEPStudentAccommodationNeeds

Teams can use this checklist to determine if the accommodationofferstheLEPstudentappropriatelinguisticscaffolding.

IndicateY(yes),Y/S*(Yeswithsupport),N(Notatthistime),orDK/NA(Don’tknowornotapplicable).

*Y/S is animportant category becauseithelps track theemergenceof content knowledgeandskills

Y / Y/S / N / DK/
NA / Correspondingaccommodation(s) that may be appropriate:
Direct LinguisticSupport: OralAccommodations
1.IsthestudentabletoreadandunderstanddirectionsinEnglish? / InEnglish:
  • provide writtenversionofwritten/oral test directions
  • readaloud and/orrepeatwrittenand/ororal testdirections
  • readaloud and/orrepeatembedded test directions
  • clarify/explaintest directions

2. Canthestudent followoraldirectionsinEnglishfromanadultorrecorded? / Inthe native language:
  • provide writtenversionofwritten/oral test directions
  • readaloud and/orrepeatwrittenand/ororal testdirections
  • readaloud and/orrepeatembedded test directions
  • clarify/explaintest directions

3.DoesthestudentneeddirectionsinEnglishrepeatedfrequently?
4.Isthestudentabletoreadandunderstanddirectionsinthenativelanguage?
5. Canthestudent followoraldirectionsinthe nativelanguagefromanadultoraudiotape?
6.Doesthestudentneeddirectionsinthenativelanguagerepeatedfrequently?
7.Doesthestudentneedallthetextreadtohim/herorjustselectedwords? / Use text-to-speech in computer-based assessments or provide testcontractorCD
Use text-to-speech in computer-based assessments or provide testcontractorCD.
8.Doesthestudenthavelow/poorEnglishReadingskillsthatmayrequirethereadingoftestsorsectionsofteststhatdonotmeasurereadingcomprehensioninordertodemonstrateknowledgeofsubjectareas?
9.Doesthestudentneed/requestnativelanguagesupportforindividualwords? / Provide the native languagewordfor anunknownwordinatest questionorprompt,whenrequestedbystudent.
Provide commercial word-to-wordbilingual dictionary.
10.Doesthestudentneedsupportinwritingdownhis/herspokenEnglish? / Allowthe student to respondorallyinEnglishtoconstructedresponseitemsforELA, math, and/orsciencetest(s);scribe responseverbatiminEnglish. Thisaccommodationisonly fora small percentagestudents. Scribes must follow scribe procedures.
Direct LinguisticSupport: WrittenAccommodations
11.Hasthestudentusedabilingualword-to-worddictionaryduringclassroominstructionorassessmentsorwithhomeworkassignments? / Provide acommercial wordtowordbilingual dictionary.
12.Doesthestudentreceivescribingsupport? / Allowthe student to respondorallyto constructedresponseitemsin EnglishforELA,math, and/orscience test(s);scribe response verbatiminEnglish.Thisaccommodationisonly fora small number of students.
13.Doesthestudentcomefroma low-literacybackgroundandrequiretheuseof a recorderwhenrespondingtohomeworkassignments?
Questions to ask / Y / Y/S / N / DK/NA / CorrespondingAccommodation(s)
Indirect Linguistic Support
14.Doestheprovisionofextratimeensurethestudentcan completeclassroomassignments? / Provide extendedtime
15.Doesthestudentuseotheraccommodationsorequipmentwhichrequiremoretime to completetestitems(e.g.,scribe,useofbilingualdictionary,etc.)? / Provide extendedtime
16.Can thestudentworkcontinuouslyforthelengthoftimeallocatedforstandardtestadministration? / Provide scheduledbreaksas needed during testing
17.Dootherseasilydistractthestudentand/ordoeshe/shehavedifficultyremainingon task? / Provide scheduledbreaksas needed during testing

Use thefollowingquestions asa guideforthenextstepsyoumightplan:

  • Whataccommodation(s)shouldbeusedregularlyby the studentduring classroominstructionand assessment?
  • How will you document the resultsforassignments and assessmentswhenaccommodation(s)are used(ornotused)?
  • How will you evaluate the student’s experience and preferences for offered accommodations?