Kite Student Portal
Kite® Student Portal is the secure platform where students take Dynamic Learning Maps® (DLM®) assessments. While in Student Portal, students cannot access unauthorized webpages or applications.
The most recent version of Student Portal must be downloaded to the device used for testing. The browser version of Student Portal must not to be used to access student testlets. Please visit the Kite Suite webpage on the DLM website for instructions on downloading Student Portal and the supported platforms.
Testlet Information Pages
Once a testlet is assigned to a student, the Testlet Information Page (TIP) becomes available in Educator Portal. Test administrators should access and view the TIP before beginning a student’s assessment and gather any needed supports.
TIPs are included with every testlet and provide test administrators with information specific to that testlet, including exceptions to allowable supports, alternate text to use with human read aloud, and whether a calculator can be used. While a test administrator normally may use all selected Personal Needs and Preferences (PNP) Profile supports, the TIP indicates when a support or tool cannot be used for a specific testlet (e.g., that a calculator is not permitted for a particular mathematics testlet).
Alternate Text
A TIP that is connected to a testlet with images (either in text, the engagement activity, items, or picture response cards) has alternate text for the test administrator to use for students who are blind or visually impaired. The only exception occurs when the alternate text provides a cue to the answer (e.g., if a student is asked to identify which shape is a triangle). The TIP would not include alternate text that named the shapes in the response options. In that instance, the alternate text page would instruct, “Do not describe.” The teacher would then rely on using objects, tactile graphics, or individual tactile representations of pictures or objects presented onscreen for those students who are unable to rely on the images on the screen.
The DLM Accessibility Manual can be accessed from each state’s webpage and provides information about alternate text and other accessibility features.
Enter the keywords "released testlets" into the search bar on the DLM website to view sample TIPs and alternate text.
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