Committee raises concerns about computer-based "readers" for statewide tests
Director McClary warned that the state's shift to computer-based readers may disadvantage students who rely on familiar adults for reading accommodations, and committee members asked how students will be supported during testing.
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Committee members discussed how recent changes to statewide testing accommodations are implemented and how those changes affect students with disabilities. Deborah McClary said the state now provides computer-based readers and cautioned that "the kids are not familiar with those readers" and that the change can be a "downfall" because students are often comfortable with familiar adults who read to them.
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