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Test Updates
The Dynamic Learning Maps® (DLM®) provides Individual Student Score Reports for students who completed the DLM alternate assessment during the previous school year. Score reports communicate achievement within grade-level content standards to educators, parents, and others.
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DLM Familiar Text lesson plans are now available for teachers to use during instruction. Each plan includes a familiar text and focuses on early symbolic communication. These plans help students identify objects, express personal preferences, and respond to “Yes” or “No” questions during shared reading. This is important for students who are completing DLM testlets at the Initial Precursor linkage level.
…Tennessee has joined the DLM consortium as the seventh instructionally embedded state. With the addition of Tennessee, DLM alternate assessments serve students in 22 states. Tennessee students will take DLM assessments for English language arts and mathematics. District test coordinators and district facilitators have been trained, and the DLM Required Test Administrator Training course is open.