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Will 3rd grade students who have an official diagnosis of dyslexia be allowed accommodations on the 3rd grade assessment?

Yes. On the 3rd Grade MAAP-ELA, the extended accommodation for MAAP is not a per-question extension. Extended time is allowable, but students must complete the assessment before 3:00 p.m. or the end of the school day, whichever occurs first. Students with a documented diagnosis of dyslexia will also be allowed accommodations 24 and 25 on the 3rd Grade MAAP-ELA which allows for testing over multiple sessions (#24) or multiple days (#25) (see the 2018 Accommodation 25 Stopping Points and Extended Time Guidance). On the 3rd Grade Reading Alternative Assessment a student who has a documented diagnosis of dyslexia or has an IEP or 504 Plan including an accommodation for extended-time (#20) will be allowed 20 minutes per question, and the test must be completed by 3:00 p.m. or the end of the school day, whichever occurs first. If the student is unable to continue the assessment, then the test administrator can stop the test; however, the test must be resumed and completed on the same day (#23) (see MS Accessibility Features and Testing Accommodations for the MKAS2 ).