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​NAEP Accommodations Archive

View past NAEP accommodations provided during assessments.

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Standard NAEP Practice, for SD and/or EL
Standard Accommodations for SD/EL StudentsMathReadingScienceWriting (CBA)Civics, Economics,
Geography,
U.S. History
Music and
Visual Arts
TELWriting
(before CBA;
paper and pencil)
Extended timeYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Small group, or one-on-oneYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
One-on-oneYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Directions only read aloud in EnglishYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Test items read aloud in English – occasional or most/allYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Breaks during testYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Writes directly in the bookletNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

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Other Accommodations for SD students
Other Accommodations for SD StudentsMathReadingScienceWriting (CBA)Civics, Economics,
Geography,
U.S. History
Music and
Visual Arts
TELWriting
(before CBA;
paper and pencil)
Calculator version of the testYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Must have an aide present in the testing roomYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Responds orally to a scribeYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
Large print version of the testYesYesYesYes UDYesYes (Music Only)Yes UDYes
MagnificationYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Uses template/special equipment/preferential seatingYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Cueing to stay on taskYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Presentation in BrailleYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYes
Response in BrailleYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Presentation in Sign LanguageYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Response in Sign LanguageYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNo

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Other Accommodations for EL students
Accommodations for EL StudentsMathReadingScienceWriting (CBA)Civics, Economics,
Geography,
U.S. History
Music and
Visual Arts
TELWriting
(before CBA;
paper and pencil)
Bilingual dictionary without definitions in any languageYesNoYesNoYesYesYesNo
Directions only read aloud in SpanishYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYes
Spanish/English version of the test (not g12)YesNoYes​NoYesNoNoNo
Test items read aloud in Spanish (not g12 Math)YesNoYesNoYesNoNoNo

Last updated 13 April 2023 (DS)