STAAR Alternate Archive

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We have archived the files and webpages listed below because they are obsolete or a later version of the file exists. Most of the links below open PDF (Portable Document Format) files.

Visit the Parent Training Materials 2013-2014 page to find sample State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR^®) Alternate Confidential Student Reports, Parent Brochures for Grades 3-8 (English and Spanish), and a PowerPoint: STAAR Alternate Reporting Information for Parents (English and Spanish).

 You can find scoring information on the STAAR Alternate Scoring Rubric page. 

Visit the Standard Setting Information 2013-2014 page to find STAAR Alternate Performance Labels and Policy Definition, STAAR Alternate Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs), Conversion Tables, Standard Setting Questions and Answers, and a Standard Setting Technical Report.

STAAR Alternate Assessment Documents 2011-2014 

Use the links below to access archived documents:

• Hierarchy of Cueing and Prompting
• Clarification of Support vs. Cueing/Prompting Terms
• Guidelines for Choosing Grade-Appropriate Texts
• Grade-Appropriate Texts (PPT) 
• Grade-Appropriate Texts (PDF) 

2013-2014 STAAR Alternate Assessment Tasks  

Use the links below to access alternate assessment tasks:

About the Standardized Assessment Tasks for STAAR Alternate

2013-2014 Change in Materials from Primary to Generalization  

Links below contain information on change in materials from primary to generalization:

• Reading
• English
• Writing
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Studies  

2012-2013 STAAR Alternate Assessment Tasks 

Use the links below to access 2012-2013 alternate assessment tasks:

Grades 3–8 Sample Test Questions

The links below open PDF versions of STAAR Alternate 2 sample test questions. 

End-of-Course Sample Test Questions

The links below open PDF versions of STAAR Alternate 2 released sample test questions. 

STAAR Alternate 2 Blueprints 2018-2021

STAAR Alternate TEKS Curriculum Framework Documents 

Links below contain information on the TEKS curriculum framework:

•  Geometry
•  English III
•  World Geography
•  World History

STAAR Alternate Reports and Reporting Resources

Use the link to access STAAR Alternate reports:

 

• Statewide Summary Reports
• STAAR Alternate Raw Score Conversion Tables

STAAR Alternate Trainings and Presentations

• 2020 Fall Update STAAR Alternate 2 TETN (PDF posted 10/14/20)
• 2020 Fall Update STAAR Alternate 2 TETN - Video (external link posted 10/16/20)
• 2020 Fall Update STAAR Alternate 2 TETN (PPT posted 10/9/20)

Additional Resources 

• 2018 District and Campus Coordinator Manual STAAR Alternate 2 Section (PDF)