https://padlet.com/sdorsey23/d4wyb6hm759jcf7k Accommodations for ELLs approved by NYSED en-us 2023-05-02 17:26:20 UTC 2026-01-20 09:57:48 UTC hello@padlet.com sdorsey23 https://padlet.com/sdorsey23/d4wyb6hm759jcf7k/wish/2575546795 Principals should consult with the student's classroom teacher in determining what the needs of the ELL student are. They may determine to extend test time on NYS ELA and content-area Assessments and on Regents Exams. They may also determine that time extensions such as "time and a half" should be implemented on other exams. ]]> 2023-05-02 17:33:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sdorsey23/d4wyb6hm759jcf7k/wish/2575546795 sdorsey23 https://padlet.com/sdorsey23/d4wyb6hm759jcf7k/wish/2575550054 New York State assessments may be administered to English Language Learners individually or in small groups in a separate location. Schools are encouraged to provide the best possible testing environments for their ELLs.]]> 2023-05-02 17:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sdorsey23/d4wyb6hm759jcf7k/wish/2575550054 sdorsey23 https://padlet.com/sdorsey23/d4wyb6hm759jcf7k/wish/2575571764 Proctors may read the listening passage in the exam three times to English Language Learners on the grades 3-8 English Language Arts assessments and on the Regents Comprehensive Examination in English.]]> 2023-05-02 17:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sdorsey23/d4wyb6hm759jcf7k/wish/2575571764 sdorsey23 https://padlet.com/sdorsey23/d4wyb6hm759jcf7k/wish/2575576375 ELLs may use bilingual glossaries/dictionaries when taking State examinations in all subjects except foreign languages. These glossaries/dictionaries can only provide one to one translations of words...definitions or explanations are not allowed. ]]> 2023-05-02 17:55:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sdorsey23/d4wyb6hm759jcf7k/wish/2575576375 sdorsey23 https://padlet.com/sdorsey23/d4wyb6hm759jcf7k/wish/2575585171 ELLs may use both English and an alternative language edition of the test simultaneously for state exams for which the Department provides written translations. However, they should be instructed to record all of their responses in only one of the two editions (English or alternative language/home language). It is important to note that there are no translations of English Language Arts Exams. ]]> 2023-05-02 18:01:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sdorsey23/d4wyb6hm759jcf7k/wish/2575585171 sdorsey23 https://padlet.com/sdorsey23/d4wyb6hm759jcf7k/wish/2575589418 Schools may provide English Language Learners with an oral translation of a state exam when there is no translated edition provided by the Department. The English Language Arts Exams are not allowed to be translated. All translations must be oral and direct translations of the English editions of the exams. Written translations of the exams are not allowed.]]> 2023-05-02 18:04:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sdorsey23/d4wyb6hm759jcf7k/wish/2575589418 sdorsey23 https://padlet.com/sdorsey23/d4wyb6hm759jcf7k/wish/2575593846 English Language Learners that make use of alternative language/home language editions or of oral translations of state examinations other than the ELA are able to write their responses to the open ended question in their home/primary language.]]> 2023-05-02 18:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sdorsey23/d4wyb6hm759jcf7k/wish/2575593846 sdorsey23 https://padlet.com/sdorsey23/d4wyb6hm759jcf7k/wish/2575600013 Principals may now approve Next-Day Completion of a Regents Examination for an English Language Learner or former English Language Learner who has been granted the accommodation of extended time and is scheduled to take two Regents Examinations on the same day. Next-Day Completion of testing for these students will reduce their hours of testing for a single day and it will allow them to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the subject better. If this did not exist, ELLs would be testing for too long and the risk of burnout would be very high.]]> 2023-05-02 18:13:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sdorsey23/d4wyb6hm759jcf7k/wish/2575600013