Therefore, this would not be an allowable accommodation. The intent of an assessment is to describe all students' true levels of achievement with the greatest accuracy. Assessment accommodations allow students to demonstrate appropriately their knowledge and skills. A student is eligible for any of the accommodations listed in the following tables if that student has received the same accommodation for instruction in the content area for at least three months. Using an accommodation during assessment that is not used during instruction may be detrimental to the student's performance on the assessment.
Accommodations are content-area specific.
Therefore, only those accommodations the student requires for the specific content area being assessed may be selected. The possible effects on the student of allowing the accommodations must be considered. Some accommodations may not help the student, and may actually have the opposite effect. A student may be allowed more than one accommodation. For example, a student who requires a Braille version or a scribe will probably also require extra time.