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Text Reader – Assistive Technology. K-PREP Grades 3-8 Spring 2014. Presented by Rhonda Sims & Cindy Greer. By PresenterMedia.com. Agenda. Who. What. Who is eligible to use Text Reader ?. What is needed to use Text Reader? What does it look like ?. Where does Text Reader take place ?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Text Reader – Assistive TechnologyK-PREP Grades 3-8 Spring 2014
By PresenterMedia.com
Presented by Rhonda Sims & Cindy Greer
Agenda
Who is eligible to use Text Reader?
What is needed to use Text Reader? What does it look like?
Where does Text Reader take place?
How do we make it happen?
Who
What
How
When
Where
When will Text Reader be used?
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Students with a current IEP, 504 or PSP taking K-PREP grades 3-8 that qualify for a reader accommodation
Should have used other forms of Text Reader prior to spring testing
• Should not be introduced just for K-PREP testing
Who is Eligible to use Text Reader?
Improves testing time/logistics for
accommodations.
Provides for consistent
administration of accommodations.
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• Microsoft Windows XP or higher
• Apple OSX or higher • CD Reader• Each operating system must
be capable of running Flash version 10 or higher
• Headphones for each student• No dual screen usage
What is needed to use Text Reader? What does it look like?
Minimum Requirements
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No Tablets
Single or
Double page
viewScreen fit
Start, Stop, FF and
Rewind Table of
Contents and
Highlighter
Options: Voice
speed,
highlight color
Page forward and back
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Scroll bar to go back and
reread
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During the regular scheduled K-PREP testing window for spring 2014
• Students will take the same sections of the test as all other students at the same time
• Can be used during regular testing and make up testing
When will Text Reader be used?
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Multi grades per room allowed• One teacher per grade level
With multi grades• Stagger students so they are not sitting next to other students
at same grade level
Headphones for each student at his/her workstation• Instructed not to remove them until teacher is there to assist
them
Should a student request a human reader mid-test• Student accompanied by an adult must leave the area to have
a human reader complete the testing in a different environment
ClassroomsComputer labLibrary
Where does Text Reader take place?
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How do we make it happen?What is the student accustomed to using? Have they used Text Reader in the past?
After practicing with the Sample CD, is the student comfortable taking the test with Text Reader? Or is Audio better for them? Or a human reader?
Does the school have a workstation with appropriate minimum requirements to meet the need of all students who want to use Text Reader?
Order the appropriate accommodated materials through PearsonAccess for each student: Text Reader, Audio, Braille or Large Print.
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