Participation Guidelines for Alaska Students in State Assessments ...

ensures information obtained from the assessment is an accurate reflection of
what the assessment is meant to measure rather than a measure of the students’
English proficiency level. The accommodations that are administrative practices,
while not specifically responsive to the linguistic needs of ELLs, can be helpful
in administering the content assessments. For detailed instructions on the selection,
administration and evaluation of LEP accommodations refer to the Testing
Accommodations Manual for LEP Students at the department website: www.
eed.alaska.gov/tls/assessment/elp.html.
Caution:
• This section only applies to currently identified LEP students not former
LEP students.
• No LEP accommodations are permitted on the English Language Proficiency
Assessment.
• Do not refer to Table 1 for the NAEP or WorkKeys content assessments.
NAEP and WorkKeys have specific accommodations for students with limited
English. For WorkKeys accommodations refer to the section on locally
approved accommodations in the WorkKeys supervisor's manuals and the
Alaska Supplement for WorkKeys Assessment.
Table 1 lists the only allowable accommodations LEP students may use on statewide
academic assessments: Standards Based Assessments, HSGQE, Alternate,
and TerraNova.