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The first consideration that immediately comes to mind is regulation. No testing, assessments, or any air of school work can happen without regulation. Making sure my students are regulated and in a good space and able to focus will ensure the best possible and most accurate information on where they are language wise so making sure that they are regulated before coming into the testing space or bringing it to them is the first step.

The alternative initial ELPAC involved 1:1 support for student allowing the student the full attention of the Lea.

Unusual also allows visuals and manipulative as well as other adjustments for the students personal education needs

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The alternate ELPAC seems as it's designed to be similar but less intense, with a focus on supporting English language growth in a way that feels personal

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Norberto Ferdin

Traditional ELPAC:

1. targets ELs' K-12

2. Online test/ standardized sessions

3. Home Language Survey, an annual Summative assessment for ELLs

Alternative ELPAC:

1. Students with cognitive disabilities (IEP)

2. Embedded through instruction based on students' needs

3. IEP teams determine eligibility and document annually

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Alondra Gonzalez Carvajal

Alternative

1-1 support

Questions are read aloud to students

manipulatives are accepted

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Sylvia Gonzalez: One of the accommodations for the Alternative ELPAC is that the administrator reads the questions to the students. The students have different options for answering questions based on their abilities.

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Group #6

Danae Cano

Initial ELPAC is administered with paper and pencil. As for Alternate ELPAC is administered through the computer

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-The alternative test can have domain exceptions.

-The alternative testing doesn't include the written portion of the exam.

-The alternative provide 1-on-1 support.

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Initial ELPAC is more independent with less test administer support

Alternate ELPAC has much more support with the administer going through each question with prompted and scripted responses to student questions

Alternate ELPAC has more options for students to answer questions like pointing to pictures

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Group: Jaci Henderson, Keri McCullen, Margaret Alden, Belle Bautista, Sandra Gonzalez

1) Alternative - students has to be cognitively impaired and written in the IEP

2) Summative - hands off and you are tied to reading the directions (not guided)

3) Alternative - can provide 1:! support and it can be more specific

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I’m struck by the fact students could have the initial ELPAC vs alternative based on their iep date. Do students retake it if they were given the traditional initial and a week later their iep lists accommodations needed?

Alternative testing can promote a more accurate understanding of where a student is at.

What diagnoses qualify as cognitive disabilities? Does this list change? I’m wondering how this definition might impact students given these diagnoses are hard to get, avoided due to stigma, or just misdiagnosed.

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3 key differences my group discussed between the traditional and alternate ELPAC were that:

1. During administration of the alternate ELPAC test examiners can use physical objects which means it’s important to use various teaching resources.

2. Any mode of communication is accepted for the alternate ELPAC including pointing, gestures, verbally, etc.

3. The traditional ELPAC has more restrictions and doesn’t allow for more flexibility.

-Zada Smallwood

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Differences:

Domain exemptions for alternative ELPAC

Alternative doesn't have some task types

Alternative tests have paper-pencil tests

Individual support in alternative ELPAC testing

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Group: Jaci, Isabella, Keri, Sandra, Margaret

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Jordan Deely: alternative test can have domain exception

alternative testing doesn't include the written portion of the exam

alternative provides for 1-on-1 support

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Michelle Spence: We discussed that alternative ELPACS are students who have more cognitive disabilities in their IEP that would inhibit students from taking the initial ELPAC.

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Breakout Room # 6

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Breakout room Room #4

Allison Roque

Yilin Ma

Jaime

Shaheitha Swanigan