Nova Scotia Assessment - Read-aloud (NSA-RA)

Overview

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Please note: The Nova Scotia Assessment: Read-aloud (NSA-RA) Platform is only available for Grade 3 provincial assessments and Mathematics 10/Mathématiques 10 provincial examinations. The NSA-RA provides an audio recording of assessments and examinations to a student who has a read-aloud adaptation documented in TIENET.

Registration

School registration link: Request for Nova Scotia Assessment - Read-aloud (NSA-RA) 

Please refer to the NSA Handbook or NSE Information Guide for NSA-RA Registration Instructions, NSA-RA Access Dates, and Student Access Instructions:  

• Literacy and Mathematics in Grade 3
• Mathematics 10
• Mathé​matiques 10

English 10

The Nova Scotia Read-aloud (NSA-RA) platform will not be available. Students who meet eligibility criteria have two read-aloud options:

• Assistive Technology: Read-aloud audio files are available via USB stick – no registration is required, and each school will automatically receive two USB sticks (one for each day of the examination). Schools are responsible for coordinating student access and ensuring appropriate supervision during the examination.
• Human Reader: The reader should be an educator from the school or the school region. No registration is required.

Grade 6 and Grade 8 provincial assessments

The Nova Scotia Read-aloud (NSA-RA) platform will not be available. Students who meet eligibility criteria will have three read-aloud options:

• Read-Aloud: Built-in Listen Tool in the online assessment platform
• Read-Aloud: Human Reader
• Read-Aloud: Student's Assistive Technology

• Grade 8: April 15
• Grade 6: TBD