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Lessons Learned About Instruction from Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in College and Career Ready Assessments
This Brief provides information and suggestions for SEAs and other technical assistance providers with challenges identified by the teachers related to college- and career-ready (CCR) standards.
Published: January 2016
White Paper on English Language Learners with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
This White Paper provides ELPA21 states with recommendations for ways to include their ELLs with the most significant cognitive disabilities in an assessment of their English language proficiency.
Published: January 2016
Setting National Goals in Research, Practice and Policy
Published: 2016
New York Direct Support Professional (DSP) Credentialing Program Implementation Study
A report describing a study that aimed to gauge the workforce development issues for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) in the state of New York through multi-method analysis. The 2014 New York...
Published: 2015
Frontline Initiative: Trauma-Informed Care
A newsletter issue for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) exploring trauma-informed care. This issue of Frontline Initiative provides background information on trauma-informed care and offers...
Published: 2015
Employment and Economic Self-Sufficiency: 2015 National Goals for Research, Policy, and Practice
Employment in general workforce and economic self-sufficiency continue to be the exceptions for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), rather than the norm. Research, …
Published: 2015
Introduction to the Special Issue: National Goals 2015
In August 2015, the Research and Training Center on Community Living at the University of Minnesota, the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Developmental Disabilities and Health at the …
Published: 2015
Toward 2025: Promoting Valued Outcomes for People With IDD Through National Goals 2015
This special issue of Inclusion provided details on outcomes of the National Goals 2015 Conference, held August 2015. The individual articles reflected on knowledge to date, discussed points of …
Published: 2015
NCEO Data Analytics: Graduation Policies for Students with Disabilities Who Participate in States' General Assessments (#3)
A report presenting the results of a study looking at coursework and exit exam requirements for students with IEPs compared to students without IEPs. This relates to the larger issues of graduation…
Published: November 2015
NCEO Synthesis Reports: Science Alternate Assessments based on Alternate Achievement Standards (AA-AAS) During School Year 2014-2015 (#99)
A report that analyzes the characteristics of states' science alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards (AA-AAS)in 2014-2015.
Published: November 2015
Forum on Implementing Accessibility Frameworks for ALL Students
This report describes the panel presentations and the facilitated discussions from a June 2015 forum to discuss implementing accessibility frameworks for ALL students.
Published: October 2015
Instructing and Assessing English Learners with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
The purpose of this report is to identify an evidence base on best practices in English language arts instruction for English learners (ELs) with significant cognitive disabilities whose family may...
Published: September, 2015
Long-Term Services and Supports
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) often rely on long-term services and supports (LTSS) to live and work in the community or with their families. As policy reforms …
Published: 2015
National Research Goals for Social Inclusion of Persons With Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
As more individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities are physically included in community life, in schools, neighborhoods, jobs, recreation, and congregations, the challenge of going …
Published: 2015
NCEO Newsletter: October 2015 issue
An issue providing a link to the new NCEO Web site, with many new topics and lots of new information, plus summaries of, and links to, several new NCEO products. Among them is the report on the …
Published: October 2015
Of the Community: Eight Stories of Community Living, Participation, and Inclusion
A film telling the stories of eight individuals with disabilities who have vibrant lives in which they live and participate in their communities in the ways they choose. Their stories illustrate...
Published: 2015
The Negative Effects of Public Benefits on Individual Employment: A Multi-Level Analysis of Work Hours
Public benefits are widely used by people with intellectual and development disabilities (IDD) as crucial financial supports. Using Rehabilitation Service Administration 911 and Annual Review …
Published: 2015-10-01
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National Core Indicators Field Initiated Projects Program: Advance Exploration of Factors Affecting Quality of Life Outcomes of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
Used the data sets from the National Core Indicators (NCI) Program with the expertise of the project team to advance disability and rehabilitation research and disseminate and translate results …
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Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on HCBS Outcome Measurement (RTC-OM)
Evaluates measures of the quality of life experienced by people with disabilities as a result of receiving services and supports. Past measures tended to focus on money spent on services for …
NCEO State Surveys: 2014 Survey of States: Initiatives, Trends, and Accomplishments
A report providing a snapshot of the new initiatives, trends, accomplishments, and emerging issues during this important period of education reform as states documented the academic achievement of …
Published: September, 2015
NCEO Data Analytics: 2012-13 Publicly Reported Assessment Results for Students with Disabilities and ELLs with Disabilities (#2)
An interactive, online brief analyzing public reporting practices for assessment data for students with disabilities in K-12 schools in the United States. This interactive brief is based on NCEO …
Published: August 2015
Promoting Relationships with Community Members: What are the Best Strategies?
A report summarizing the results of a project that compared two different methods of promoting greater social inclusion between individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities...
Published: August 2015
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Assessments of Students with Significant Disabilities: A Russia-U.S. Partnership (UPP) [Archived]
Established a partnership between the University of Minnesota (UMN) and Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University (KSPU), Russia, to develop and evaluate a system of formative assessment suited for …
NCEO Synthesis Reports: Graduation Policies for Students with Disabilities who Participate in States' General Assessments (#98)
A report detailing the results of states' 2014-15 requirements for students with disabilities who participate in the general assessment to earn a regular diploma, and comparing the requirements...
Published: July 2015
LEND Webinars: Building Connections with Somali Families: Culturally Competent Approaches to Child Development and Disability
A Webinar presenting culturally specific and relevant strategies for professionals working with Somali families with young children. Comprised of two videos and three sets of PowerPoint slides, the...
Published: June 25, 2015
NCEO Brief: Making Accessibility Decisions for ALL Students (#11)
A Brief presenting information on steps to take in the transition from a focus on making decisions about accommodations for students with disabilities and English language learners (ELLs), to a …
Published: June 2015
NCEO Newsletter: June 2015 issue
An issue providing a preview of the National Conference on Student Assessment pre-conference forum that NCEO is holding with the Assessing Special Education Students SCASS - Implementing Accessibil…
Published: June 2015
NCEO Technical Reports: 2012-13 Publicly Reported Assessment Results for Students with Disabilities and ELLs with Disabilities (#70)
A report analyzing public reporting practices for assessment data for students with disabilities in K-12 schools in the United States. This report -- the 16th of its kind by the National Center on …
Published: May 2015
Services for People with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities in the U.S. Territories
A report describing services and supports available to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in five U.S. Territories (American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas…
Published: May 2015
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Validity and Source Reliability of Selected Background Section Items of the NCI Adult Consumer Survey (NCI-ACS) Across Data Sources and States [Archived]
Evaluated the reliability and validity of the Background section of the National Core Indicators Adult Consumer Survey (NCI-ACS) in three states to use these variables in analyses and reporting on …
LEND Brief: ASD and Culture
An issue providing information about how diverse communities view, understand, and experience Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental disabilities. A growing body of research …
Published: Spring 2015
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Student Assessment Inventory for School Districts: Considerations for Special Education Assessment Systems [Archived]
Writes a paper to guide school districts about how to take stock of the assessments that students with disabilities are taking, and ensuring that they are taking only the assessments that serve …
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MN Act Early Project
Develops and expands on the MN Help Me Grow and the Institute's Act Early work in culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Act Early helps build a national network of agencies, organizati…
Impact: Feature Issue on the ADA and People with Intellectual, Developmental, and Other Disabilities
A newsletter issue marking the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In this Impact are articles by individuals with disabilities, families, advocates, service providers...
Published: Winter 2015
NCEO Data Analytics
An online interactive series of briefs putting the power of data in the users' hands. View, compare, and read briefs driven by data.
NCEO Data Analytics: Graduation Policies for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities Who Participate in States' AA-AAS (#1)
An online, interactive brief presenting the results of NCEO's analysis of states' graduation policies for their students with significant cognitive disabilities who participate in the alternate …
Published: March 2015
Home and Community-Based Services: Creating Systems for Success at Home, at Work and in the Community
A report reviewing the research on outcomes since the Supreme Court's decision in Olmstead v. L.C. (1999), and finds that strong trends indicate that smaller, more dispersed and individualized …
Published: February 24, 2015
NCEO Newsletter: February 2015 issue
An issue highlighting findings from a recent National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) report on graduation requirements for students with significant cognitive disabilities who participate …
Published: February 2015
NCEO Policy Directions: Considerations When Including Students with Disabilities in Test Security Policies (#23)
A report concluding that assessments better measure what students know and can do when states and consortia thoughtfully consider how to balance test security and accessibility. Many states are …
Published: February 2015
Peb yuavtsum xyaum hloov peb txoj kev xav hais txog kev soj ntsuam saib menyuam puas loj hlob zoo (It's Time to Change How We View a Child's Growth)
A Hmong translation of the English-language original written by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Translated into Hmong by ICI's …
Published: January 2015
Raws koj tus menyuam cov theem ntawm nws txoj kev loj hlob (Track Your Child's Developmental Milestones)
A Hmong translation of the English-language original written by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Published: January 2015
Audio Support Guidelines for Accessible Assessments: Insights From Cognitive Labs
A report examining how some students, including students with print disabilities, students with low vision, and English language learners, may benefit from having test content read aloud. However,...
Published: December 2014
NCEO APR Snapshot Briefs: 2011-2012 APR Snapshot #7: State Assessment Participation and Performance of Students Receiving Special Education Services (#7)
This year 2014 report presents data on eighth grade students with disabilities taking general tests used for federal accountability in 2011-2012.
Published: December 2014
NCEO Synthesis Reports: Graduation Policies for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities Who Participate in States' AA-AAS (#97)
A report analyzing the graduation requirements and diploma options for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities who participate in states' alternate assessments based on alternate …
Published: 2014
Road Map of Core Competencies for the Direct Service Workforce: Phase III-B: Road Map of Core Competencies for the Direct Service Workforce Project Validation
A report describing the validation (Phase IIIB) of a set of DSW Core Competencies across the four major long-term services and supports sectors (aging, physical disabilities,...
Published: 2014
Sign Support Guidelines for Accessible Assessments: Insights From Cognitive Labs
A report observing that students who are deaf or hard of hearing (Deaf/HH) and communicate using American Sign Language (ASL) may benefit from sign accommodations on state assessments. However, …
Published: December 2014
LEND Webinars: Building Connections with Hmong Families: Culturally Competent Approaches to Child Development
A Webinar presenting culturally specific and relevant strategies for professionals working with Hmong families with young children. Cultural views of disability and child development were...
Published: November 21, 2014
NCEO Synthesis Reports: States' Flexibility Waiver Plans for Alternate Assessments Based on Alternate Achievement Standards (AA-AAS) (#96)
A report compiling, analyzing, and summarizing what states said about the Alternate Assessments Based on Alternate Achievement Standards (AA-AAS) in their waiver applications. The U.S. Department...
Published: 2014
Building Community Capacity to Advance Employment: Putting Faith to Work
The percentage of people with disabilities who are employed continues to be critically low. The existing services and supports infrastructure faces many constraints, including its limited capacity …
Published: 2014
LEND Webinars: Best Practices in Developmental Screening for Health Care Providers
A Webinar listing standardized screening instruments appropriate for use in developmental screening of young children; identifying resources for health promotion and referral for child development;...
Published: October 1, 2014
NCEO Newsletter: October 2014 issue
An issue highlighting the launching of the 2014 NCEO Survey of States, summaries of two new reports on accommodations on English language proficiency assessments for low-incidence disabilities, …
Published: October 2014
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RRTC for Family Support [Archived]
Supported families through the following activities: Produced data briefs, from the National Core Indicator Family Survey Created online courses for Aging and Disability Resource Center staff on …
Supporting Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and their Families: Status and Trends Through 2012
A technical report describing results from a survey of state intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) agencies for FY 2012 on the status and trends of long-term supports and services for …
Published: 2014
LEND Brief: Positive Behavior Support
An issue focusing on person-centered positive behavior support (PBS) and on individuals living in community settings who have benefitted from systematic and longitudinally delivered positive …
Published: Summer 2014
Active Support: People Fully Engaged in Life
A DVD providing an overview of Active Support -- how it is implemented and the kind of training involved to make it successful. Active Support is an organizational intervention that enables Direct...
Published: 2014
NCEO Synthesis Reports: 2013 State Policies for Selected Response Accommodations on Statewide Assessments (#93)
A report providing information on selected response accommodations (i.e., Human Scribe, Speech to Text, Audio Transcription, Grammar Checker, Spell Checker, Calculator) that were included in state …
Published: September 2014
NCEO Synthesis Reports: A Summary of the Research on the Effects of Test Accommodations, 2011-2012 (#94)
A report providing an update on the state of the research on testing accommodations as well as to identify promising future areas of research. Previous reports by NCEO have covered research …
Published: September 2014
Including Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired in English Language Proficiency Assessments: A Review of State Policies
A report updating information on state participation and accommodations policies for English language learners (ELLs) who are Blind/Visually Impaired (VI) on English language proficiency (ELP)...
Published: August 2014
Successfully Transitioning Away from the 2% Assessment: Frequently Asked Questions
This set of Frequently Asked Questions represent commonly asked questions about the rollback of the regulation that allowed the alternate assessment based on modified achievement standards (AA-MAS).
Published: July 2014
Including Students who are Deaf or Hard-of-hearing in English Language Proficiency Assessments: A Review of State Policies
A report documenting participation and accommodation policies for English language learners (ELLs) who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing (HH) on English language proficiency (ELP) assessments used for Title...
Published: 2014
NCEO Brief: Exploring Alternate ELP Assessments for ELLs with Significant Cognitive Disabilities (#10)
A brief presenting information on what we know about the participation of English language learners (ELLs) with disabilities in state alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards...
Published: July 2014
NCEO Technical Reports: 2011-12 Publicly Reported Assessment Results for Students with Disabilities and ELLs with Disabilities (#69)
A report analyzing public reporting practices for assessment data for students with disabilities in K-12 schools in the United States -- the 15th NCEO report to do so. The publication presents …
Published: July 2014
Involvement of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the Child Protection System
The present study provides information about children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who are involved in the child protection system in a large, Midwestern state. Findings revealed that …
Published: 2014
NCEO Newsletter: June 2014 issue
An issue highlighting some of NCEO's recent work on the survey of states which will be sent in the fall of 2014, the transition from the alternate assessment based on modified achievement standards…
Published: June 2014
NCEO Brief: State Assessment Decision-Making Processes for ELLs with Disabilities (#9)
A brief presenting information on what is known about assessment decision-making processes for English language learners (ELLs) with disabilities. It highlights information that has been collected …
Published: June 2014
NCEO Synthesis Reports: Test Security and Students with Disabilities: An Analysis of States' 2013-14 Test Security Policies (#95)
A report analyzing how accommodated tests, and students with disabilities and the assessments they take, are addressed in state test security policies -- a subject about which little is known. This...
Published: June 2014
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New York Direct Support Professional (DSP) Credentialing Program Implementation Study [Archived]
Gauged the workforce development issues for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) in the state of New York through multi-method analysis. The 2014 New York legislative assembly requested that a …
Frontline Initiative: Social Capital
A newsletter issue for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) exploring the importance of social capital in the lives of the people they support. Social capital is the value a person gets from …
Published: May 2014
Impact: Feature Issue on Stories of Advocacy, Stories of Change from People with Disabilities, Their Families, and Allies (1988-2013)
A newsletter issue featuring then-and-now personal stories from individuals with disabilities, their families, and allies that provide a snapshot of how the disability rights movement has touched …
Published: 2014
National Center on Educational Outcomes YouTube Channel
A YouTube channel displaying videos created by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO), which works with states across the country to provide leadership to include students with disabili…
Published: 2014
V1-2: Teachers Working Together to Identify Student Needs
A special education teacher and math teacher discuss the possible need for accommodations for a student. They discuss how the student is performing in class and what strategies they have tried to …
Published: 2014-05-05
V1-3: Special Education Teacher Communicating with Parents
A special education teacher calls a parent to discuss how her daughter is performing in her classes. They discuss how they can work together to make sure she is completing her assignments.
Published: 2014-05-05
V2-1: Discussing Common Misperceptions about Accommodations
A special education teacher and math teacher discuss common misperceptions about accommodations. The special education teacher explains how accommodations "level the playing field" for students …
Published: 2014-05-05
V2-2: Identifying Students' Accommodation Needs
A special education teacher interviews a student to learn more about her academic strengths and weaknesses. The special education teacher introduces the idea of using the read-aloud accommodation …
Published: 2014-05-05
V2-3: General Education Teacher Communicating with Parents
A math teacher calls a parent to discuss a student's difficulties in the classroom. They talk about the possible use of accommodations to help the student succeed in the classroom.
Published: 2014-05-05
V3-1: Selecting Instructional Accommodations
A special education and math teacher discuss "barriers" that may prevent a student from accessing math instruction. They identify possible instructional accommodations for the student including …
Published: 2014-05-05
V3-2: Implementing Instructional Accommodations
The special education and math teacher develop a plan to implement and evaluate a student's accommodations for instruction.
Published: 2014-05-05
V3-3: Individualized Education Program (IEP) Team Meeting
An Individualized Education Program (IEP) team meeting is held at school. The student's mother, teachers, and the school principal talk about the read-aloud accommodation for math and how it will …
Published: 2014-05-05
V3-4: Evaluating Instructional Accommodations
The special education teacher and math teacher share what they have learned about the use of an instructional accommodation for a student. They examine progress monitoring data to assess if her …
Published: 2014-05-05
V4-1: Preparing for Assessment Accommodations
The special education and math teacher talk about a student's accommodations needs for an upcoming state test.
Published: 2014-05-05
V4-3: Involving Students for Assessment Accommodations
A student and her special education teacher talk about the use of a read aloud accommodation in math on the state test.
Published: 2014-05-05
V4-4: Planning for Assessment Accommodations with Students
A special education teacher explains to a student receiving a read-aloud accommodation in math what will happen on test day.
Published: 2014-05-05
V5-1: Evaluating Assessment Accommodations
The special education teacher meets with the teacher who administered a student's assessment accommodation to discuss the student's test day experience.
Published: 2014-05-05
V5-2: Meeting with Featured Student after Assessment Accommodation
A special education teacher interviews a student after the state test. The student shares her perspective on whether the accommodation "worked."
Published: 2014-05-05
V5-3: Improving Assessment Accommodations
The special education teacher meets with the district test coordinator. They talk about the student's experience on test day and possible changes to make next year.
Published: 2014-05-05
NCEO Brief: Participation of ELLs with Disabilities in ELP Assessments (#8)
A brief presenting information on what is known about the participation of English language learners (ELLs) with disabilities in state English language proficiency (ELP) assessments. It highlights...
Published: May 2014
Parent Spotlight
A series of briefs informing parents and others about various topics, including accommodations for students with disabilities, Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and the newly adopted …
Parent Spotlight: Enfoque de los Padres de Familia en Adaptaciones para Estudiantes con Discapacidades
Este folleto fue redactado para proveer informacion a los padres de familia y a otros con respecto a las adaptaciones para estudiantes con discapacidades.
Published: April 2014
Parent Spotlight: Enfoque de los Padres de Familia en los Estándares Académicos Esenciales del Estado y Estudiantes con Discpacidades
Este folleto fue redactado para proveer información a los padres de familia y a otros con respecto a los Estándares Académicos Esenciales del Estado para estudiantes con discapacidades.
Published: April 2014
Parent Spotlight: Enfoque de los Padres de Familia en los Planes 504 y los Estándares Académicos Esenciales y las Evaluaciones del Estado
Este folleto fue redactado para proveer información a los padres de familia y a otros con respecto a los planes de adaptaciones 504 y los estándares académicos recientemente adoptados llamados …
Published: April 2014
Parent Spotlight: Enfoque de los Padres de Familia en los Planes IEP y los Estándares Académicos Esenciales y las Evaluaciones del Estado
Este folleto fue redactado para proveer información a los padres de familia y a otros con respecto a los Programas Individualizados de Educación (IEPs por sus siglas en inglés) y los estándares …
Published: April 2014
Parent Spotlight: Parent Spotlight on 504 Plans and Common Core State Standards and Assessments
This booklet was written to provide information to parents and others about 504 accommodation plans and the newly adopted academic standards, the Common Core State Standards.
Published: April 2014
Parent Spotlight: Parent Spotlight on Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
This booklet was written to provide information to parents and others about accommodations for students with disabilities.
Published: April 2014
Parent Spotlight: Parent Spotlight on Common Core State Standards and Students with Disabilities
This booklet was written to provide information to parents and others about Common Core State Standards for students with disabilities.
Published: April 2014
Parent Spotlight: Parent Spotlight on IEPs and Common Core State Standards and Assessments
This booklet was written to provide information to parents and others about Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and the newly adopted academic standards, the Common Core State Standards.
Published: April 2014
NCEO Brief: Considerations for Consortia as States Transition Away from AA-MAS (#7)
A brief addressing the need for consortia to assist their member states in moving away from the alternate assessment based on modified achievement standards (AA-MAS). It focuses on key consideratio…
Published: February 2014
NCEO Newsletter: February 2014 issue
An issue highlighting the findings from NCEO's Improving the Validity of Assessment Results for English Language Learners with Disabilities (IVARED) project that led focus groups with 232 school …
Published: February 2014
NCEO Policy Directions: Successfully Transitioning from the AA-MAS to the General Assessment (#22)
A report exploring how federal policy initiatives such as the flexibility waivers for accountability are requiring that states transition away from the use of an alternate assessment based on …
Published: February 2014
LEND Webinars: Approaches to Managing Challenging Behavior in Children
A Webinar discussing functional behavioral assessment and positive behavioral support strategies for young children with significant challenging behavior. A discussion of specific strategies and...
Published: January 30, 2014
Research and Training Center on Community Living (RTC-CL) Website
A website presenting the Research and Training Center on Community Living (RTC-CL), a center that conducts a wide range of research, training, and technical assistance and dissemination projects...
Published: 2014

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Student Assessment Inventory for School Districts: Considerations for Special Education Assessment Systems [Archived]

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