English Learner Support on the ACT

https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/registration/accommodations.html
Examples of accommodations: translated directions, word-to-word bilingual dictionaries, extended time, etc.
You will need to register for the test. It will ask you for a High School Code and your accessibility needs (these are your accommodation requirements, such as the need to use a dictionary or extended time).
You will receive an email that you must give to your school along with a "Consent to Release Information to ACT" PDF form (available on the ACT website).
Ask your Counselor to see who is in charge of preparing the requests for accommodations at your school. This is the person who will submit your documents to ACT.
Make sure you submit your documents well before the test date so ACT has enough time to process and accept the request.
You cannot walk in on test day and request accommodations.

English Learner Support on the SAT*

https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/k12-educators/administration/sat-school-day/ordering/english-learner-supports
Examples of accommodations are translated directions, word-to-word bilingual dictionaries, and extended time.
EL requests must be made each school year, and can thereafter be used for SAT School Day*, PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9 for the duration of that year.
Find out who in your school is in charge of requesting the accommodations on the SAT. They will need to bid on your behalf, submit documentation that you are an English Language Learner, and receive accommodations in school.

*Accommodations cannot be used on national test dates, they are only to be used during SAT School Day testing.

English Learner Support on the CLT

Contact the CLT directly at (443) 782-3733 to discuss the requirements for accommodations for English Language Learners.

6/2025