Available Accommodations through CERT or extensions in Google Chrome.
- Extended Time: Time and one-half (1.5x), double (2x) or triple (3x) time.
- Reader: The Google Extension Read and Write Chrome.
- Calculator: 4 function and Desmos
- Spanish Audio on Study Hall Lessons.
- Accommodations should be determined in alignment with the students' Individualized Education Plan/Program (IEP), 504, or Program Service Plan (PSP). It is recommended that students only receive accommodations that would be approved through the ACT or College Board.
In addition, every student has access to the following Tools during their CERT test:
- Navigation Bar: details the number of items on the subject test, allows students to navigate among assessment questions, and flag questions students would like to review.
- Navigation Buttons: allow students to quickly go to previous and next questions.
- Magnifier: makes a block of text or an image in a graph, chart, picture larger to help you see better.
- Highlighter: will highlight words and phrases in a test item to help students remember or sort out important points while reading.
- Line Reader: pulls up a window that emphasizes a single line in a block of text, helping to separate that line from the text around it.
- Answer Eliminator: crosses out answers that students believe are incorrect, helping to narrow down choices.
- Answer Masking hides answers that students believe are incorrect, helping to narrow down choices.
- Online 4-function and Desmos Calculators: are available for CERT's online Math section.
- Spanish Content Access: is available to selected students and will provide Study Hall Lessons in Spanish.
- Annotation Features (DSAT ONLY): allows students to highlight, underline and/or make notes about a selected section of the assessment.
To access tools, students will click Tools drop-down and select the desired feature(s).
Providing Extended Time for Students
Provide Extended Time for Students For students who require an accommodation for extended time, follow this guide to provide 1.5x 2x, 3x time.- Select the Student tab to view the student list
- Select the name of the student who requires this accommodation
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page
- Select the drop-down menu next to Extended Time
- Select 1x, 1.5x, 2.0x or 3.ox
- Click Update Student to save changes to the student account
Reader
For a Reader, we recommend the Google extension called Read and Write Chrome. It's free for schools and works well with CERT!
- Download the Read and Write Chrome Extension
- Students select the puzzle piece or open the extension
- The tool bar will appear
- Make sure to select the hover over text bubble
- Select the text to read and use the space bar or play/pause/stop buttons to advance the reader
- Language settings can be adjusted (pace, language, etc.) in tool bar using the ... button
*CERT does not service Read and Write Chrome as it is a third-party app.
Calculator
CERT offers a built-in 4 function and Desmos calculator for the math section on each assessment for every student. If your student requires a hand-held calculator per their IEP/504/PSP, please follow those documents.
Spanish Content Access
CERT offers the Study Hall Lessons that are in Spanish. To enable for all accounts, use the Spanish Content Access on the left-hand screen in the picture below. Then toggle to enable and select Update Access.
To enable only for selected accounts, follow the following steps:
1. Search the student's name
2. Select the student
3. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and enable Spanish Content Access. Refer to the picture below.
