NCEO Technical Reports: Using Cognitive Labs to Evaluate Student Experiences with the Read-Aloud Accommodation in Math (#67)

Part of the NCEO Technical Reports series.
Author(s)
Sheryl Lazarus, Martha L Thurlow, Rebekah L Rieke, Diane E Halpin, Tara C Dillon

Description

A report describing a study of the read-aloud accommodation, which is frequently used on mathematics assessments. However, Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams often find it difficult to make appropriate decisions about this accommodation. NCEO and the South Dakota Department of Education examined how students performed on a math test with the read-aloud accommodation compared to how they performed without it. The study also explored students' perceptions of how the accommodation worked. Results from the study, found in this report, can help inform local and state level policies and procedures.

Details

Date
September 2012 
Type
Report 
Edition
Number 67
Publisher
National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)
Collaborators
South Dakota Department of Education

Topics

  • Specific life stage
    • Children
    • Adolescents and young adults
  • Educational accountability and assessment
    • Accessibility & Accommodations
    • Students with Disabilities