ELPAC ELPAC Accessibility and Testing Accommodations 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What must a test examiner do if a student's needed ELPAC accommodation is not listed in their IEP?
- Provide the accommodation anyway
- Contact the IEP team to update the plan before testing (Correct answer)
- Skip the accommodation
- Ask the student to choose a different accommodation
Correct answer: Contact the IEP team to update the plan before testing
If an accommodation is not listed in a student's IEP, the IEP team must meet and amend the plan before the accommodation can be legally provided during ELPAC.
Question 2: Which ELPAC accessibility feature allows a student to enlarge text on a computer-based test without any special documentation?
- Screen reader
- Zoom/magnification (Correct answer)
- Large-print test booklet
- Braille test
Correct answer: Zoom/magnification
Zoom and magnification tools are universal digital tools available on the computer-based ELPAC to all students without requiring documentation.
Question 3: Under what circumstance may a student with a significant cognitive disability take the Alternate ELPAC instead of the standard ELPAC?
- When a parent requests it
- When specified in the student's IEP by the IEP team (Correct answer)
- When the student scores below Level 2 on a prior ELPAC
- When the school district decides
Correct answer: When specified in the student's IEP by the IEP team
The Alternate ELPAC is designated for English learners with significant cognitive disabilities whose IEP team determines the standard ELPAC is not appropriate.
Question 4: Which ELPAC designated support allows a student to hear the test directions read in their primary language?
- Bilingual glossary
- Translated test form
- Native language support for directions (Correct answer)
- Oral script
Correct answer: Native language support for directions
Native language support for directions is an ELPAC designated support that allows eligible English learners to receive test directions in their primary language.
Question 5: What is a key restriction on the use of a bilingual glossary as an ELPAC accessibility resource?
- It may only be used by Spanish-speaking students
- It may not include definitions, only translations of key terms (Correct answer)
- It can only be used in the Listening domain
- It must be memorized before the test
Correct answer: It may not include definitions, only translations of key terms
ELPAC bilingual glossaries may only provide translations of key terms and must not include definitions, as providing definitions would give an unfair advantage.
Question 6: Which ELPAC accommodation is specifically designed to assist students who are deaf or hard of hearing in the Listening domain?
- Extended time
- Text-to-speech
- Signed directions and signing of test content (Correct answer)
- Large-print test
Correct answer: Signed directions and signing of test content
Signing of test directions and, where appropriate, test content is an ELPAC accommodation designed to support students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
ELPAC ELPAC Accessibility and Testing Accommodations 2
What must a test examiner do if a student's needed ELPAC accommodation is not listed in their IEP?