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

Overview

The Nova Scotia Assessment: Read-aloud (NSA-RA) Platform provides an audio recording of provincial assessments and examinations to a student who has a read-aloud adaptation for assessments documented in TIENET.

Please note for 2025-2026 English 10 Nova Scotia Examinations: the Nova Scotia Read-aloud (NSA-RA) platform will not be available. Students who have a read-aloud adaptation documented in TIENET, regularly use it in the classroom, and 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.

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:  

• Reading, Writing and Mathematics in Grade 6
• Literacy and Mathematics in Grade 3
• Reading, Writing and Mathematics in Grade 8
• Mathematics 10