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Where can I find more information about accessibility features and accommodations policies?  \n2. What is the difference between accessibility features and accommodations?  \n3. Do students with accommodations need to be tested in a separate group?  \n4. What is the difference between Text-to-Speech, Read Aloud and Screen Reader?  \n5. Are reference sheets/organizers allowed for students?  \n6. Do I need to provide highlighters to all students?  \nQuestions about Human Reader/Human Scribe/Read Aloud Accessibility Features and  \nAccommodations  \n7. Does the Human-Reader Protocol in allow the test proctors to read the questions as well as instructions?  \n8. Are the Human Reader or Human Signer for Science Accessibility Features available for computer-based tests as well as paper?  \n9. Is an IEP/504 required for Text-to-Speech (TTS)/Human Reader for Science?  \n10. Is the Human Reader script required for Science? If a student requires a Science Human Reader Script, how can one be requested?  \n11. Why is the Human Reader script secure and why must it be returned to Pearson?  \n12. What is the difference between a Human Reader and Human Scribe?  \n13. Can students request certain words to be read aloud on an as-needed basis on the Science assessments?  \n14. What are the administration and technical protocols for a scribe accommodation?  \nQuestions about Assistive Technology, Braille, and Large Print Accommodations  \n15. What is the difference between Assistive Technology Screen Reader and Assistive Technology Non-Screen Reader accommodations?  \n16. What is the font size for large-print accommodated paper-based forms?  \nQuestions about Accessibility Features and Accommodations for English Language Learners  \n17. Which word-to-word English/native language dictionaries are allowed on the assessments and for whom?  \n18. On an English version of the science test, will students be allowed to respond in Spanish?  \n19. Does the Spanish version offer students the same rigor as the English version of the test?  \n20. What is the difference between “transadaptation” and “translation”? Why does science use“transadaptation”?  \n21. If the science assessment is provided in Spanish, can students have it read aloud/spoken in English?  \n22. To administer the Spanish version, should the administrator of the test be bilingual?  \n23. Can an electronic Word-to-word dictionary be used on mathematics assessments?  \nGeneral Questions about Accessibility Features and Accommodations  \n1. Where can I find more information about accessibility features and accommodations policies?  \nThe Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manual is available on the resource support site.  \n2. 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