If a childs IEP, 504 Plan, or PSP says assessment with a scribe, can the scribe use an AlphaSmart or word processor to do the scribing?
The use of a scribe is not limited to paper and pencil. If a student has scribe as an accommodation in the IEP, it can be a keyboard scribe if that is what the student uses in instructional settings on a routine basis. If the scribing is done on the computer, the student can use the tools of Read and Write to listen and edit the open-response answer. However, as with any other accommodation, these tools must be routinely embedded in instruction and not introduced at the time of assessment.
