No, the Nextera Test Delivery System does not include spell checking software as a student testing accommodation. Students whose IEPs or 504 Plans specify the use of spell checking devices or software are permitted to use such devices with both sessions associated with the Grades 3–8 English Language Arts and Mathematics Tests. Additionally, students whose IEPs or 504 Plans specify the use of spell checking devices or software are permitted to use such devices with the Grades 5 & 8 Science Tests.
Please note that spell check is not available as part of the CBT platform. Therefore, students who are testing on computer and who have this accommodation as specified in an IEP or 504 Plan must be provided with a separate device.
To provide this accommodation for a student testing via CBT, the student would use a separate device/word processor with spellchecking software to type their responses on and then have a scribe, following the procedures, outlined in Appendix H of the School Administrator's Manual, enter the student’s responses into the Nextera Test Delivery System. The school would select “Use of spell-checking device/software” under the “Classroom Accommodations” tab in the Nextera administration system.
For additional information on testing accommodations, the newly updated Testing Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Guide.