Reader
A reader works one-on-one with a student to read assessment material aloud. Additionally, the reader may read the student’s recorded responses back to them for revision purposes.
Who is this for?
A reader may be necessary to support equitable learning opportunities for learners:
- Who experience barriers to perceiving information presented in visual format only.
- Whose disability impacts their reading comprehension, accuracy, rate, or fluency or causes significant reading fatigue.
- Where assistive or adaptive technology has been tried but has proven to be ineffective or not feasible.
This accommodation supports students to:
Equitably access assessment material.
What it is
The student will instruct the reader to start and stop reading. Students will indicate to the reader when they are ready for the next question. Readers will read at a speed requested by the student.
Students are permitted to skip questions, complete questions out of order, and return to a previous question.
Students may request the reader repeat words, sentences, or whole passages as many times as needed.
Students can ask the reader to read their recorded answer aloud as often as necessary to allow the student to review and edit their responses.
Readers read the text exactly as written including punctuation.
What it’s not
Readers do not assist the student by:
- Tracking time
- Suggesting when to move on
- Using tone to suggest answers
- Repeat text without being asked.
Readers will not rephrase or explain the meaning of words or provide suggestions as to the intent of a question.
How can I support this in my classroom?
Coordinate with accessibility services offices to ensure timely delivery of assessment material.
