NCEO Reports: Text-to-Speech Accommodation Policies in 2018-19 (#417)
Part of the NCEO Reports series.
- Author(s)
- Deb Albus, Sheryl Lazarus, Martha L Thurlow, Erik D Larson, Kristin K Liu PhD
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WebDescription
The purpose of this report is to provide an updated review of state text-to-speech (TTS) policies across general assessments of reading, writing, mathematics, and science. TTS refers to technology that reads aloud digital text. The report provides an analysis of TTS by the support tier in which it is placed (i.e., accommodation, designated feature, or universal feature), by the specific parts of tests for which it is allowed (i.e., directions, passages/stimuli, or questions), and by the population of students who can use it (i.e., students with disabilities, English learners, or students without disabilities who are not English learners). This report also provides recommendations for state TTS policies.
Details
- Date
- August 2020
- Type
- Report
- Edition
- Number 417
- Contact
- Michael L Moore moore031@umn.edu or +1 612-626-0546
- Publisher
- National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)
Topics
- Educational accountability and assessment
- Accessibility & Accommodations
- English Learners
- Students with Disabilities