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This embedded technological accommodation allows a student’s testing device to use a built-in voice pack to read aloud on-screen content, such as text and alternative text of an image, to the student during tests. Text-to-speech is available only for the Listening, Speaking, and Writing domains in the Initial and Summative English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) .  \nConsiderations for Using TTS  \nThere are audio files provided for many items in the ELPAC Listening, Speaking , and Writing domains. TTS will override these files with the digital voice, versus the more natural language recorded in the default files. Refer to table 1 for the information per domain .  \nWhat Are the Different TTS Settings?  \nLocal educational agencies can assign the specific TTS setting in the Test Operations Management System for a student with a documented need in an individualized education program or Section 504 plan.  \n• TTS stimuli and items: All item, passage, and image alternative text1 are read aloud to the student upon selection of the Speak Passage or Speak Question option from the context menu.  \n• TTS passages: Only stimuli and associated image alternative text are read aloud to the student upon selection of the Speak Passage option in the context menu.  \n• TTS items: Only item, response selection, and image alternative text are read aloud to the student upon selection of the Speak Question option in the context menu . If there are no on-screen text or images in an item, then the TTS options will not appear in the item context menu .  \n1 Alternative text is designed to provide a textual equivalent of the image. Some images have limited alternative text to preserve the construct of the corresponding item or stimulus. Test examiners should continue to use the appropriate Directions for Administration during administration.  \nHow Is TTS Accessed?  \nTTS can be accessed through the context menu, which is located at the top right of the passage (figure 1) .  \nFigure 1. Context menu option for passage  \nIt can also be accessed through the context menu at the top-right corner of the item (figure 2) .  \nFigure 2. Context menu option for option or question  \nIn the Writing domain, the student’s written response can be read aloud using TTS, accessed by selecting the [Speaker] icon (figure 3) .  \nFigure 3. Option in the writing box for TTS  \nHow Does TTS Work for Each Domain?  \nTable 1. TTS Description by Domain  \n\n| Domain | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| Listening | The Listening domain includes audio files of the stimuli or passage and items that will not be read aloud by TTS because audio files do not contain on-screen text. However, on-screen text and alternative text for images will be read by TTS through the context menu (figure 1 and figure 2) . In kindergarten through grade two, some item answer options are presented as images and not text. The TTS will read the alternative text for these images through the context menu (figure 2) . In these situations , the audiofile of item prompts includes instructions such as ,“Point to your answer or tell me your answer,” that are not read by the TTS , as they are not included in the on-screen text. |\n| Speaking | The Speaking—Summarize an Academic Presentation task for grades three through twelve includes audio files for the passage that will not be read by TTS because audio files do not contain on-screen text. However, the alternative text for the images and on-screen text are read by TTS. The Speaking—Present and Discuss Information for grades six through twelve task includes images with brief alternative text that is read by TTS along with the on-screen text displayed. |\n\nTable 1 (continuation)  \n\n| Domain | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| Writing | The Writing domain for g","cbCaivFx1lt2ysfd","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivFx1lt2ysfd","pdf",146765,"English","# What Is Text-to-Speech?\n## Considerations for Using TTS\n## What Are the Different TTS Settings?\n## How Is TTS Accessed?\n## How Does TTS Work for Each Domain?","[{\"question\":\"What is text-to-speech (TTS) in ELPAC testing?\",\"answer\":\"TTS is an assistive technology that reads digital text aloud using a built-in voice pack. 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