Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices
Chapter 33 - Assessment of Special Populations
Section CXI-3307 - Limited English Proficient Students

a. the ability to meet the state's proficient level of achievement on state assessments described in Section 1111(b)(3);

b. the ability to successfully achieve in classrooms where the language of instruction is English; or

c. the opportunity to participate in society (PL-10710, Title IX, Sec. 9101[25].

a. Extended Time/Adjusted Time. Every student must be given extended or sufficient time to respond to every test item. Time may be adjusted for certain students, such as those who have short attention spans or those who may be unable to concentrate for long periods of time on a given task. The test administration time may have to be altered considerably to allow for intermittent short breaks during the testing period, or it may be determined appropriate to administer the test in a number of short sessions. Testing may also be stopped and continued at a later time if a student's behavior interferes with testing. The elapsed time must be documented and the test administrator must closely monitor that test security is maintained. All sessions, however, must be completed within the specified test administration dates, including makeup sessions.

b. Individual/Small Group Administration. Tests may be administered to a small group (maximum, eight students) or to an individual requiring more attention than can be provided in a larger classroom. If other selected accommodations affect the standard administration of the test (e.g., extended time on a timed test, tests read aloud), individual or small group administration must be used.

c. Provision of English/Native Language Word-to-Word Dictionary (No Definitions). LEP students may use either a standard or an electronic English/native language word-to-word dictionary, without definitions, on all sessions of the test. On the written composition sessions of the tests, all LEP students may use an English/native language word-to-word dictionary with definitions; this is not an accommodation.

d. Tests Read Aloud. Students may be allowed to have portions of the tests read to them, with the exception of portions designed to measure reading comprehension, which are clearly designated in the Test Administration Manuals. No passages, questions, or distractors (multiple choices) of any English language arts assessment that measures reading comprehension may be read aloud. Such tests include the Reading and Responding session of LEAP, GEE, and LAA 2, Reading, Part 2 of iLEAP grades 3, 5, 6, and 7, Reading Comprehension of iLEAP grade 9 and the "old" GEE, and any others developed to measure this skill. Directions only to these sessions may be signed or cued. When signing or cueing, the test administrator must exercise caution to avoid providing answers. It is a breach of test security to provide signs or cues that convey answers.

e. Test Administered by ESL Teacher or by Individual Providing Language Services. Familiarity with the speech patterns of the ESL teacher or individual providing language services may assist the student in understanding the test directions or the portions read aloud if the student receives the accommodation Tests Read Aloud.