A Framework for Making Decisions about Participation in a State’s Alternate ELP Assessment (NCEO Report 426)

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Kristin K Liu PhD, S. Wolforth, Martha L Thurlow
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This report provides information on how to identify which English learners who may have a most significant cognitive disability are eligible to take an alternate English language proficiency (alt-ELP) assessment. It does so by summarizing federal assessment requirements for English learners with the most significant cognitive disabilities, describing characteristics of students in this population, offering a framework for identifying students who are eligible to participate in the alt-ELP assessment, and incorporating a list of recommended resources for more information.

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Date
10/28/2021 
Type
Report 
Edition
Number 426
Publisher
National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)

Topics

  • Educational accountability and assessment
    • Alternate Assessments
    • Assessment Participation
    • English Learners
    • English Learners with Disabilities
    • Students with Disabilities