Assessment Modifications
Assessment Modification Definition: Assessment modifications are changes made to an assessment in order to fairly gauge a student’s capabilities when the standard format conflicts with specific student inabilities. Specifically for ELL students, when you want to test their knowledge of science or math, using English creates a greater struggle for them than other students. Because the test is not supposed to test their English ability, modifications can help students reveal their depth of knowledge if appropriately applied. Examples Translation : By translating the test material to the student’s native language, the barrier of English ability is removed. The students can respond in their native language, which can be translated back to English. However, this modification is only useful if the child is literate in their first language. One major issue with working with ELLs is that many lack literacy skills in their first language. Also, when using automated tran