Supports, Accessibility, and Accommodations

• GUIDE: Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations (UAAG) 2026-2027
• Read Aloud Protocol
• Scribing Protocol
• Transcribing Protocol

• GUIDE: Accessibility Supports (act.org, web content)

• Requesting Accommodations and EL Supports (act.org)

• GUIDE: Accessibility and Accommodations Update (pdf)
• Resources: i-Ready Assessment Accessibility Features
  • FAQ on i-Ready Assessments (pdf) 
• Resources: i-Ready Personalized Instruction Accessibility Features
  • FAQ on i-Ready Personalized Instruction (pdf)

Bilingual Dictionary

• Recommended Sources
  • BilingualDictionaries.com
  • ACT Approved Bilingual Word-to-Word Dictionaries (appropriate for Nevada assessments)
• Specifications
  • paper format (non-electronic)
  • strictly word-to-word translation
  • NO definitions, phrases, pictures, or thesaurus for the word entries

*Bilingual dictionary or glossary and other translation supports are NOT allowed on assessments of English language and literacy.

Supporting ELs with Disabilities

Designated Supports FAQs 

• 100s Number Table (pdf)
  • May be appropriate for students with documented disability related to visual processing or spatial perception
• Multiplication Table, 1-12 (pdf)
  • 1x12 for Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment, Math only

  • May be appropriate for students with a documented and persistent calculation disability (i.e., dyscalculia)