Non-Embedded Accommodations for ILEARN, IREAD-3, and I AM Assessments

Bilingual Word-to-Word Dictionary: A standard published bilingual or dual-language word-to-word dictionary may be used during the assessment. This accommodation may be appropriate for students whose primary language is not English and who use native language support in the classroom. (Page 23)

Approved Word-to-Word Bilingual Dictionaries: Word-to-word bilingual dictionary are available for ELs. This support does not require College Board approval to use. (Page 43)

IDOE permits word-to-word bilingual dictionaries for use on ILEARN, IREAD-3, and I AM assessments as an accommodation for ELs. However, use of a bilingual dictionary is not appropriate for all EL students. Students must meet the following requirements for a bilingual dictionary to be appropriate for use on state assessments:

• The student must be capable of reading in their native language;

• The student must be capable of reading words in English; and

• The student’s ILP must document use of a bilingual word-to-word dictionary as an accommodation.

Schools must ensure locally that bilingual dictionaries used by ELs on state standardized tests meet specific criteria. Schools are not required to seek formal approval from IDOE for use. The criteria require that the dictionaries:

• Contain word-to-word translations only;

• Do not contain definitions and/or examples of English phrases; and

• Do not contain any additional information (e.g., visuals, grammar, list of irregular verbs). (Pages 57-58)

Approved Dictionaries List (PDF)

World Wide Spanish English Dictionary 1594950016 9781594950018 Velázquez Press (2009) (Page 18)

Velázquez Word To Word English and Spanish School Dictionary 1594951322 9781594951329 Velázquez Press (2013)

(Page 19)

Velázquez Spanish and English Glossary for the Mathematics Classroom 1594950172 9781594950179 Velázquez Press (2010)

(Page 19)

Velázquez Spanish and English Glossary for the Science Classroom 1594950105 9781594950100 Velázquez Press (2011)

(Page 20)

Velázquez Spanish and English Glossary for the Social Studies Classroom 1594950148 9781594950148 Velázquez Press (2012)

(Page 20)