NCEO Brief: Including Students with Disabilities in K-2 Academic Assessments (#28)

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Part of the NCEO Brief series.
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Sheryl Lazarus, Andrew R Hinkle, Kristin K Liu PhD, Martha L Thurlow
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This Brief provides an overview of issues related to the inclusion of students with disabilities and English learners with disabilities in early grade (i.e., K-2) assessments. State academic assessments are required by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) starting in grade 3. Academic assessments administered in earlier grades often are used to measure progress or growth, for instructional decision making, to predict grade 3 summative assessment performance, and for tracking literacy for reading guarantees. Even though the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires that students with disabilities participate in state and district-wide assessments administered before grade 3, these students have sometimes been excluded. This Brief also suggests strategies for improved practices.

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Date
November 2022 
Type
Brief 
Edition
Number 28
Publisher
National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)

Topics

  • Educational accountability and assessment
    • Accessibility & Accommodations
    • Assessment Participation
    • Students with Disabilities
    • Alternate Assessments
    • Classroom Assessments (Diagnostic, Formative, Interim)