What are some accommodations for ELL students?

Some accommodations to provide for ELL students in reading include reduced reading load, vocabulary instruction, pre-reading strategies, graphic organizers, and reading strategies.

Reduced Reading Load.
Vocabulary Instruction.
Pre-Reading Strategies.
Graphic Organizers.
Reading Strategies.

Do ELL students get accommodations?

There are a number of accommodations currently provided to ELLs that are not related to their ability to demonstrate their academic skills (e.g., providing a large print copy of the assessment will not impact nor improve an ELL student’s performance).

What are access accommodations?

Accommodations are modifications or adjustments made for an individual with a disability on an as-needed basis, and give access to whoever is there at the moment, which often requires extra work. Accessible digital experiences and materials provide equal access for everyone without extra work.

Why are accessibility features included in the Access test?

The use of accessibility supports that are not included could compromise the validity of the assessment and invalidate students’ results. ACCESS for ELLs incorporates Universal Design principles in order to provide greater accessibility for all ELLs.

What do ELL students struggle with?

ELL students struggle academically for a variety of reasons. Think about it—the challenges of learning a new language, the many exceptions in the English language, and differences in regional dialects—they’re all overwhelming factors that can frustrate your ELL students.

What are examples of accommodation?

Examples of accommodations include:

sign language interpreters for students who are deaf;
computer text-to-speech computer-based systems for students with visual impairments or Dyslexia;
extended time for students with fine motor limitations, visual impairments, or learning disabilities;

How do you accommodate for Ell?

12 Ways to Support English Learners in the Mainstream Classroom

Make it Visual.
Build in more group work.
Communicate with the ESL teacher.
Honor the “silent period.”
Allow some scaffolding with the native language.
Look out for culturally unique vocabulary.

How do you modify ELL students assessments?

Technique: Modify the tests you give

Accept printing or cursive.
Test key concepts or main ideas.
Avoid test questions asking for discrete information.
Make a simplified language version of the test.
Simplify instructions and rewrite directions at an appropriate reading level.
Provide word banks.

What’s the difference between accessibility and accommodation?

Accessibility is what we should expect to be ready for us without asking or planning ahead. We can benefit from accessibility without announcing or explaining our disabilities. Accommodation is for adaptations that can’t be anticipated or standardized. They are different for each individual.

How many students can you test using alternate access for ELLs?

Alternate ACCESS for ELLs is a suite of large-scale English language proficiency tests for grade 1–12 students with the most significant cognitive disabilities.

What are accessibility features included in the test?

Accessibility features are tools or preferences that are either built into the assessment system or provided externally by Test Administrators and are available to all students.

Why do ELL students struggle with reading?

ELLs need instruction in different vocabulary words than their native-speaking peers. ELLs lack many of the basic words that native speakers know, so just teaching the vocabulary words that are suggested in the reading materials you are using will not be sufficient.

What types of assessments are appropriate for ELL students?

Performance-based assessments. Performance-based assessments are based on classroom instruction and everyday tasks.

Portfolio assessments. Portfolios are practical ways of assessing student work throughout the entire year.

Assessing content knowledge.

What is ell assessment?

ELL Assessments are designed for tracking students’ language skills progress at key points in the school year. Assessments at all grade ranges give teachers in-depth information about students’ language development across the domains of speaking, writing, reading, and listening.

What is the access test for ELLs?

ACCESS for ELLs Online (ACCESS Online) is a computer-based, adaptive test that responds to student performance and may be administered in group or individual settings. This assessment is given annually to students in Grades 1-12. It tests students’ language in four domains: Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing.