TABE Accommodations - October 2007
The University of the State of New York
Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support
Adult Education and Workforce Development - Room 306 EB
89 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-8940; Fax: (518)486-1751
REVISED
October, 2007
TO: Directors of Adult Education
FROM: Tom Orsini
SUBJECT: Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) accommodations for students with diagnosed learning disabilities
The New York State Education Department will allow educational agencies receiving State and federal funding to provide Adult Basic Education, to provide learning disabled students taking the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) with accommodations. As with the GED test, to be eligible for accommodations, students must have a formal diagnosis from a qualified professional.
As defined by CTB McGraw Hill, the test publisher, two categories of accommodations can be given without affecting the validity of the test are:
- Category: Students may take the test alone or in a study carrel.
- Category: Students may use extra time when taking the test or may take sections of the test at different times or on different dates.
Please note that calculators can not be used when taking the mathematics computation component of the test. Calculators may be used by any test taker on the Applied Mathematics component. This should not affect identifying the student as having a learning disability for NRS purposes which can be done using a screening tool, or other informal methods. For more information on testing accommodations for the TABE go to:
http://www.ctb.com/media/articles/pdfs/general/guidelines_inclusive.pdf (
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