If translation services cannot be provided for all English learners (ELs), should services be provided only to students for whose language a translator is available?
Yes. Title 5 Regulations Section 853.5(f) and 853.5(f)(3) state: (f) School districts shall provide identified English learner pupils the following testing variations if regularly used in the classroom or for assessment: (3) Translated directions. Hear the test directions printed in the test administration manual translated into their primary language. English learners shall have the opportunity to ask clarifying questions about any test directions presented orally in their primary language.
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