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How does audio work on the Universal Screeners?
Video Tutorial
How Oral Administration Works
Reading Screeners
Grades K - 2: Eligible question components are set to oral administration by default. This supports the transition from listening to reading comprehension that students at these grade levels experience.
Grades 3 - 10: For eligible question components, oral administration can be activated at the individual student level following the steps demonstrated in the above video.
Math Screeners
Grades K - 5: Eligible question components are set to oral administration by default. This supports the transition from listening to reading comprehension that students at these grade levels experience.
Grades 6 - 10: For eligible question components, oral administration can be activated at the individual student level following the steps demonstrated in the above video.
The audio support is item-specific.
A grade 1 reading test has items from multiple grade levels. Items written at the 1st and 2nd grades will have read-aloud elements. Question items written at the 3rd or 4th grade will not have elements read aloud. This is by design.
Common Questions
Who should have Oral Administration activated?
A common set of guidelines should be used to determine which students are eligible to have the feature activated. Sample eligibility considerations include:
- Students whose IEP includes Oral Administration support
- Students whose ELL classification includes Oral Administration
- Students with 504 Plans that include Oral Administration
How do I activate Oral Administration?
Navigate to the Student Settings portion of the Student Detail screen
Locate the Universal Screener Accommodations Read Aloud section
Place check marks in the appropriate subject areas
Scroll and click Save
What question elements have text-to-speech (oral administration)?
The specific elements available differ by question and include the following options:
- Reading Passage and background informational text
- Question Stem
- Distractors (Multiple Choice Options)
Why are only some of the question elements read aloud?
Not all questions have text-to-speech capability. Each question was evaluated individually to determine the impact text-to-speech has on the validity of a student’s response.
Examples are included below:
|
Assessment Item |
Read-Aloud Component(s) |
Rationale |
|---|---|---|
|
Which pair of words has the same vowel sound? A. pain, pat B. need, nest C. but, cute D. cone, boat |
Question stem only | The answer choices are not read aloud because reading them aloud would provide the correct answer. |
|
How many words are in the sentence? The sky is blue. A. 5 B. 6 C. 4 D. 3 |
Question stem, passage "The sky is blue," and answer choices | The answer is not contained in the audio. Hearing the text does not provide the correct answer. |
|
Which number below is the same as three thousand five hundred twenty-four? A. 5,432 B. 3,524 C. 2,345 D. 3,425 |
Question stem only | The answer choices are not read aloud because hearing each number read in word form provides the correct answer. |
How can I tell if a student had Oral Administration activated when completing a screener?
Look for the headphone icon on printed assessment reports.
In the sample below - Rachel completed the screener using the Oral Administration accommodation
The headphone icon is also shown on the student's screener information on the Student Detail screen as seen in the sample below.
