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Thinking About the Students Who May Qualify to Participate in An Alternate Assessment Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards (AA-MAS): A Tool for Study Groups
A tool to learn more about the characteristics of students who may quality to participate in an alternate assessment based on modified academic achievement standards (AA-MAS). This is an archived …
Published: 2010-12-01
NCEO Synthesis Reports: Accommodations: Results of a Survey of Alabama Special Education Teachers (#81)
A report containing the findings from a survey of 2,336 special education teachers in the state of Alabama on making and implementing decisions about accommodations. A number of areas of strength …
Published: November 2010
NCEO Synthesis Reports: Characteristics of States' Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards in 2009-2010 (#80)
A report tracking the characteristics of states' alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards (AA-MAS) that the National Center on Educational Outcomes has been following since …
Published: November 2010
PARA Accessible Reading Assessment Reports: Accessible Reading Assessments for Students with Disabilities: The Role of Cognitive, Grammatical, Lexical, and Textual/Visual Features
A study examining the characteristics of reading test items that may differentially impede the performance of students with disabilities. By examining the relationship between select item features …
Published: November 2010
PARA Accessible Reading Assessment Reports: Studying Less-Accurately Measured Students
A report describing a small-scale study that closely examined a limited number of students to shed light on several questions. The study provided a preliminary look at the possibility of using …
Published: October 2010
RIPM Technical Reports: Technical Features of Narrative vs. Expository and Handwritten vs. Word-Processed Measures of Written Expression for Secondary-Level Students (#8)
A report based on the work of the Research Institute on Progress Monitoring, which developed a system of progress monitoring to evaluate effects of individualized instruction on access to and …
Published: October 2010
Impact: Feature Issue on Sexuality and People with Intellectual, Developmental and Other Disabilities
A newsletter issue exploring the question "What does it mean to affirm and support a positive, healthy sexuality for individuals with disabilities?" Its articles cover topics ranging from sexuality…
Published: Spring/Summer 2010
NCEO Synthesis Reports: Computer-Based Testing: Practices and Considerations (#78)
A report exploring the context of computer-based testing (CBT), current state computer-based tests, and considerations for students with disabilities, in part as follow-up to a similar exploration …
Published: September 2010
NCEO Annual Performance Reports and State Performance Plans: 2007-2008 State Assessment Data
This report summarizes the 2007-2008 state assessment information that was submitted by states in their Annual Performance Reports.
Published: August 2010
NCEO Synthesis Reports: Science Assessments for Students with Disabilities in School Year 2006-2007: What We Know about Participation, Performance, and Accommodations (#77)
A report documenting the inclusion of students with disabilities in state science assessments in 2006-2007, the period just before the required implementation of statewide science assessments. The …
Published: August 2010
Agency Factors and Structures Which Increase Successful Outcomes in Community Participation and Socially Valued Roles
A report documenting the results of a five-year project with Lutheran Social Services in Minnesota to impact the social relationships which individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities …
Published: 2010
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Bibliography
This searchable bibliographic database presents research on accommodations for students with disabilities. You can perform a basic search by keywords related to the accommodation, test content …
Published: 2010
Developing and Improving Modified Achievement Level Descriptors: Rationale, Procedures, and Tools
A report providing a rationale, procedures, and tools to develop and continuously improve alternate assessments based on modified achievement standards (AA-MAS) achievement level descriptors (ALDs …
Published: 2010
Developing and Improving Modified Achievement Level Descriptors: Rationale, Procedures, and Tools
Procedures and tools to develop and continuously improve achievement level descriptors for alternate assessments based on modified achievement standards (AA-MAS). This is an archived report …
Published: 2010-06-01
NCEO State Surveys: 2009 Survey of States - Accomplishments and New Issues at the End of a Decade of Change
A 2009 report providing a snapshot of the new initiatives, trends, accomplishments, and emerging issues during this important period of standards-based education reform ...
Published: June 2010
NCEO Synthesis Reports: Earning a High School Diploma through Alternative Routes (#76)
A report based on a study examining the alternative routes to passing the high school exit exam that were available during the school year 2008-09 to students to earn a standard high school …
Published: June 2010
What Have We Learned About Student Characteristics, Accommodations, and AA-MAS?
The National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) and a consortium of five states joined together to form the Multi-state GSEG Toward a Defensible Alternate Assessment Based on Modified...
Published: April 2010
NCEO Technical Reports: A Summary of the Research on the Effects of Test Accommodations: 2007-2008 (#56)
The use of accommodations for both instruction and assessment continues to be of great importance for students with disabilities. Numerous efforts are underway to ensure that students with disabili…
Published: May 2010
PARA Accessible Reading Assessment Reports: Cognitive and Achievement Differences Between Students with Divergent Reading and Oral Comprehension Skills: Implications for Accessible Reading Assessment Research
A study examining the question, "Are there any analysis of the Woodcock-Johnson III Battery (WJ III) data that might shed light on learner characteristics that differentiate students whose measured…
Published: May 2010
Hearing on ESEA Reauthorization: Standards and Assessments
This testimony was presented at a Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP) United States Senate Hearing.
Published: 2010-04-28
Rethinking Assumptions about Alternate Assessment Based on Alternate Achievement Standards
A report seeking to facilitate the process of rethinking assumptions about alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards (AA-AAS). It presents common misperceptions, followed by …
Published: 2010
Impact: Feature Issue on Aging and People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
A newsletter issue exploring the question, "What can be done today to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are aging?" Its articles give a variety of responses to …
Published: Winter 2010
NCEO Synthesis Reports: States' Accommodations Policies for Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards (AA-MAS) in 2008-2009 (#74)
A report presenting the results of an analysis of states' accommodations policies for the Alternate Assessment based on Modified Achievement Standards (AA-MAS), and compares these policies with …
Published: March 2010
NCEO Synthesis Reports: States' Participation Guidelines for Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards (AA-MAS) in 2009 (#75)
A report updating information in previous National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) reports that, since 2007, have annually compiled, analyzed, and summarized states' participation guidelines …
Published: March 2010
NCEO Synthesis Reports: Common Misperceptions and Research-Based Recommendations for Alternate Assessment Based on Alternate Achievement Standards (#73)
A report exploring misperceptions about assessments and the students who are assessed using Alternate Assessments based on Alternate Achievement Standards (AA-AAS). The misperceptions have been …
Published: February 2010
NCEO Technical Reports: States Challenged to Meet Special Education Targets for Assessment Indicator (#55)
All states are required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to submit Annual Performance Reports (APRs) to the federal government. The purpose of this report is to reflect …
Published: February 2010
PARA Accessible Reading Assessment Reports: Examination of a Reading Pen as a Partial Auditory Accommodation for Reading Assessment
A report evaluating the effectiveness of a reading pen as a Partial Auditory Accommodation for large scale reading assessments when the pen is used only to pronounce words on demand. Four research …
Published: February 2010
AA-AAAS Bibliography
This searchable bibliographic database presents information related to alternates based on alternate academic achievement standards. Users may search by publication type, research type, keyword, …
Published: 2010
Charting the Course: Supporting the Career Development of Youth with Learning Disabilities
A guide helping practitioners, administrators, and policymakers in secondary and postsecondary education programs, transition programs, One-Stop Career Centers, youth employment programs, and …
Published: 2010
Check & Connect Website
A website presenting Check & Connect, an ICI project that provides training in the use of the Check & Connect student engagement intervention model to promote students' engagement with school,...
Published: 2010
Frontline Initiative: Employment Supports
A newsletter issue highlighting the roles Direct Support Professionals play in supporting people with disabilities to find and keep satisfying employment.
Published: 2010
NCEO Policy Directions: Using Growth for Accountability - Considerations for Students with Disabilities (#21)
A report providing considerations and recommendations on growth models for students with disabilities. The academic progress of students is an important indicator of educational success. For …
Published: January 2010
RIPM Technical Reports: Technical Characteristics of General Outcome Measures (GOMs) in Mathematics for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities (#37)
A report based on the work of the Research Institute on Progress Monitoring, which developed a system of progress monitoring to evaluate effects of individualized instruction on access to and …
Published: January 2010
The Characteristics of Low Performing Students on Large-Scale Assessments (NCEO Brief)
A brief reporting the findings of a longitudinal analysis of three years of student-level demographic and performance data for four states: the 2004-05, 2005-06, and 2006-07 school years. Data …
Published: 2010
Frontline Initiative: State Chapter Development
A newsletter issue explaining how Direct Support Professionals can benefit from their NADSP state chapter - and how they can start their own.
Published: 2009
Impact: Feature Issue on Early Childhood Education and Children with Disabilities
A newsletter issue responding to the question, "How can families and early childhood professionals provide quality, inclusive early childhood education for young children with and without disabilit…
Published: Summer/Fall 2009
RIPM Technical Reports: Monitoring Mathematics Progress in Middle School (#36)
A report based on the work of the Research Institute on Progress Monitoring, which developed a system or progress monitoring to evaluate effect of individualized instruction on access to and …
Published: November 2009
NARAP Reports: Accessibility Principles for Reading Assessments
A report presenting evidence-based principles for making large scale assessments of reading proficiency more accessible for students who have disabilities that affect reading, while maintaining a …
Published: September 2009
NCEO Synthesis Reports: Characteristics of States' Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards in 2008 (#72)
A report describing an assessment option permitted by federal regulations that give states the flexibility to offer an alternate assessment based on modified academic achievement standards (AA-MAS …
Published: September 2009
RIPM Technical Reports: Characteristics of Reading Aloud, Word Identification, and Maze Selection as Growth Measures: Consistency of Standard Error of Estimate, Standard Error of Slope, and Confidence Intervals (#17)
A report based on the work of the Research Institute on Progress Monitoring, which developed a system or progress monitoring to evaluate effect of individualized instruction on access to and …
Published: September 2009
RIPM Technical Reports: Characteristics of Reading Aloud, Word Identification, and Maze Selection as Growth Measures: Identifying the Number of Data Points Needed to Obtain Consistency in Slopes (#18)
A report based on the work of the Research Institute on Progress Monitoring, which developed a system or progress monitoring to evaluate effect of individualized instruction on access to and …
Published: September 2009
RIPM Technical Reports: Characteristics of Reading Aloud, Word Identification, and Maze Selection as Growth Measures: Relationship between Growth and Criterion Measures (#20)
A report based on the work of the Research Institute on Progress Monitoring, which developed a system or progress monitoring to evaluate effect of individualized instruction on access to and …
Published: September 2009
RIPM Technical Reports: Comparison of Different Scoring Procedures for the CBM Maze Selection Measure (#10)
A report based on the work of the Research Institute on Progress Monitoring, which developed a system or progress monitoring to evaluate effect of individualized instruction on access to and …
Published: September 2009
RIPM Technical Reports: Developing Measures for Monitoring Progress in Elementary Grade Mathematics: An Investigation of Desirable Characteristics (#5)
A report based on the work of the Research Institute on Progress Monitoring, which developed a system or progress monitoring to evaluate effect of individualized instruction on access to and …
Published: September 2009
RIPM Technical Reports: Exploring the Use of Early Numeracy Indicators for Monitoring Progress in Two Intervention Contexts: 2007-08 (#29)
A report based on the work of the Research Institute on Progress Monitoring, which developed a system or progress monitoring to evaluate effect of individualized instruction on access to and …
Published: September 2009
RIPM Technical Reports: Exploring the Use of Early Numeracy Indicators for Progress Monitoring: 2008-2009 (#33)
A report based on the work of the Research Institute on Progress Monitoring, which developed a system or progress monitoring to evaluate effect of individualized instruction on access to and …
Published: September 2009
RIPM Technical Reports: Reading Aloud, Word Identification, and Maze Selection as Growth Measures: A Comparison of Slopes Derived from Different Data Collection Schedules (#19)
A report based on the work of the Research Institute on Progress Monitoring, which developed a system or progress monitoring to evaluate effect of individualized instruction on access to and …
Published: September 2009
RIPM Technical Reports: Seamless and Flexible Progress Monitoring: Age and Skill Level Extensions in Reading (#1)
A report based on the work of the Research Institute on Progress Monitoring, which developed a system or progress monitoring to evaluate effect of individualized instruction on access to and …
Published: September 2009
RIPM Technical Reports: Teacher Use Study: Progress Monitoring With and Without Diagnostic Feedback (#32)
A report based on the work of the Research Institute on Progress Monitoring, which developed a system or progress monitoring to evaluate effect of individualized instruction on access to and …
Published: September 2009
RIPM Technical Reports: Teacher Use Study: Reading Aloud vs. Maze Selection (#31)
A report based on the work of the Research Institute on Progress Monitoring, which developed a system or progress monitoring to evaluate effect of individualized instruction on access to and …
Published: September 2009
RIPM Technical Reports: Teacher Use Study: Surveys from Rural Districts (#35)
A report based on the work of the Research Institute on Progress Monitoring, which developed a system or progress monitoring to evaluate effect of individualized instruction on access to and …
Published: September 2009
RIPM Technical Reports: Teacher Use Study: Surveys from Urban District (#34)
A report based on the work of the Research Institute on Progress Monitoring, which developed a system or progress monitoring to evaluate effect of individualized instruction on access to and …
Published: September 2009
Minnesota Manual of Accommodations for Students with Disabilities in Instruction and Assessment: A Guide to Selecting, Administering, and Evaluating the Use of Accommodations
This manual presents a five-step process for Individualized Educational Program (IEP) teams, 504 Plan committees, general and special education teachers, administrators, and district level...
Published: August 2009
RIPM Technical Reports: Exploring the Use of Early Numeracy Indicators for Monitoring Progress in Two Intervention Contexts (#28)
A report based on the work of the Research Institute on Progress Monitoring, which developed a system or progress monitoring to evaluate effect of individualized instruction on access to and …
Published: August 2009
TARA Reports
A series of reports from the Technology Assisted Reading Assessment (TARA) examining the accessibility of reading assessments in relation to students with disabilities.
TARA Reports: Field-based Perspectives on Technology Assisted Reading Assessments: Results of an Interview Study with Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments (TVIs)
The purpose of this study was to gather information to inform the design and development of a technology-assisted reading assessment for students with visual impairments or blindness.
Published: August 2009
TARA Reports: Students with Visual Impairments and Assistive Technology: Results from a Cognitive Interview Study in Five States
The purpose of this study was to better understand use of assistive technology in instruction and assessment by students with visual impairments. The aim was to gather information that would be …
Published: August 2009
TARA Reports: Survey of Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments: Students Served and Their Access to State Assessments of Reading
The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of teachers on a number of aspects related to reading. This survey targeted specifically teachers of students with visual impairments ( …
Published: August 2009
Training Guide for Minnesota Manual of Accommodations for Students with Disabilities in Instruction and Assessment: A Guide to Selecting, Administering, and Evaluating the Use of Accommodations
This training guide is designed as a companion to the Minnesota Manual of Accommodations for Students with Disabilities in Instruction and Assessment and the Procedures Manual for the Minnesota …
Published: August 2009
Project
Minnesota Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program (MNLEND)
Prepares future leaders who will serve children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), other neurodevelopmental and related disabilities (NDDs), and their families in healthcare, education, human …
NCEO Annual Performance Reports and State Performance Plans: 2006-2007 State Assessment Data
This report summarizes the 2006-2007 state assessment information that was submitted by states in their Annual Performance Reports.
Published: July 2009
NCEO Technical Reports: Achieving Transparency in the Public Reporting of 2006-2007 Assessment Results (#53)
A report summarizing States' reports on the participation and performance of students with disabilities by (a) submitting annual performance reports (APRs) to the U.S. Department of Education, and …
Published: July 2009
RIPM Technical Reports: Examining the Long-Term Predictive Validity of the Early Numeracy Indicators for Predicting Success on a High Stakes Mathematics Test (#26)
A report based on the work of the Research Institute on Progress Monitoring, which developed a system or progress monitoring to evaluate effect of individualized instruction on access to and …
Published: July 2009
Frontline Initiative: Spirituality
A newsletter issue for Direct Support Professionals offering various perspectives on spirituality within the framework of NADSP's Code of Ethics and providing training materials to more effectively…
Published: 2009
Improving Accommodations Outcomes: Monitoring Instructional and Assessment Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
A document presenting a five-step process for schools, districts, and states to use in monitoring accommodations for instruction and assessment. It was designed to be a companion to the "Council …
Published: 2009
RIPM Technical Reports: Iowa Early Numeracy Indicator Screening Data: Iowa 2008-2009 (#24)
A report based on the work of the Research Institute on Progress Monitoring, which developed a system or progress monitoring to evaluate effect of individualized instruction on access to and …
Published: June 2009
RIPM Technical Reports: Monitoring Progress of Beginning Writers: Technical Features of the Slope (#25)
A report based on the work of the Research Institute on Progress Monitoring, which developed a system or progress monitoring to evaluate effect of individualized instruction on access to and …
Published: June 2009
NCEO Technical Reports: State Reports on the Participation and Performance of English Language Learners with Disabilities in 2006-2007 (#54)
A report reviewing state reports on the participation and performance of English Language Learners (ELLs) with Disabilities in 2006-2007. Previous data reports suggested that ELLs with disabilities…
Published: May 2009
Policy Research Brief: Family Support Services in the United States: 2008
A brief providing a state-by-state summary of services supporting individuals with disabilities living in the family home. Data presented are based on the State of the States in Developmental …
Published: May 2009
RIPM Technical Reports: Iowa Early Numeracy Indicator Screening Data: Iowa 2006-2007 (#22)
A report based on the work of the Research Institute on Progress Monitoring, which developed a system or progress monitoring to evaluate effect of individualized instruction on access to and …
Published: May 2009
RIPM Technical Reports: Iowa Early Numeracy Indicator Screening Data: Iowa 2007-2008 (#23)
A report based on the work of the Research Institute on Progress Monitoring, which developed a system or progress monitoring to evaluate effect of individualized instruction on access to and …
Published: May 2009
RIPM Technical Reports: Seamless and Flexible Progress Monitoring: Age and Skill Level Extensions in Math, Basic Facts (#2)
A report based on the work of the Research Institute on Progress Monitoring, which developed a system or progress monitoring to evaluate effect of individualized instruction on access to and …
Published: May 2009
NCEO Limited English Proficiency Projects Reports: Grade-Level Standards-Based Science Outcomes for English Language Learners and Language Minority Students - A Review of the Literature (#6)
This year 2009 report is a literature review of peer-reviewed research on standards-based science outcomes and English learners and language minority students.
Published: April 2009
PARA Accessible Reading Assessment Reports: Disabilities and Reading: Understanding the Effects of Disabilities and Their Relationship to Reading Instruction and Assessment
A report providing common ground on the issues surrounding reading and students with various disabilities to facilitate discussion of accessible reading assessment. The information in this report …
Published: March 2009
NCEO Data Viewer
An interactive database allowing users to access data compiled by researchers at the Institute's National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) on students with disabilities in the U.S. educational…
Published: 2009 - Present
PARA Accessible Reading Assessment Reports: Exploring Factors that Affect the Accessibility of Reading Comprehension Assessments for Students with Disabilities: A Study of Segmented Text
A document reporting on a study seeking to experimentally examine factors affecting accessibility of assessments for students with disabilities. This study focused on reading comprehension assessme…
Published: January 2009
Policy Research Brief: Implementation of Consumer-Directed Services for Persons With Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities - A National Study
A brief summarizing the results of a national study on the status of consumer-directed services for persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities. The study was conducted at the Universit…
Published: January 2009
Twin Cities and Zambia Disability Connection - Final Report
A report providing an overview of the Twin Cities and Zambia Disability Connection, outlining the project's preliminary outcomes, and identifying ongoing needs for individuals with disabilities in …
Published: 2009
Frontline Initiative: DSP Recognition
A newsletter issue highlighting the recognition of the work of Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), including examples of ways in which agencies recognize DSPs, the role of credentialing in …
Published: 2008
Impact: Feature Issue on Employment and Women with Disabilities
A newsletter issue that encourages readers to hold an expansive vision of what's possible for women with disabilities in the employment arena, and offers strategies, resources, and inspiration to …
Published: Summer/Fall 2008
NCEO Synthesis Reports: 2007 State Policies on Assessment Participation and Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (#69)
A 2008 report updating the National Center on Educational Outcomes' (NCEO) report from 2006 that tracked and analyzed state policies on assessment participation and accommodations since 1992. The …
Published: December 2008
NCEO Synthesis Reports: A Principled Approach to Accountability Assessments for Students with Disabilities (#70)
A 2008 report updating the National Center on Educational Outcomes' (NCEO) report from 2001 that identified principles and characteristics underlying inclusive assessment and accountability …
Published: December 2008
NCEO Synthesis Reports: States' Participation Guidelines for Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards (AA-MAS) in 2008 (#71)
A report describing an assessment option permitted by federal regulations that give states the flexibility to offer an alternate assessment based on modified academic achievement standards (AA-MAS …
Published: December 2008
NCEO Technical Reports: An Analysis of Accommodations Issues from the Standards and Assessments Peer Review (#51)
A report commissioned by the Accommodations Monitoring Study Group of the Assessing Special Education Students State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards. It is the second in a three- …
Published: December 2008
NCEO Technical Reports: Good News and Bad News in Disaggregated Subgroup Reporting to the Public on 2005-2006 Assessment Results (#52)
A report analyzing the public reporting of disaggregated data for students with disabilities by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). This analysis, which is the 10th done by NCEO, …
Published: December 2008
NCEO Technical Reports: Trends in the Participation and Performance of Students with Disabilities (#50)
A report describing the first comprehensive analysis conducted by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) of trends in the public reporting of state assessment results for students with …
Published: December 2008
Thinking About the Students Who May Qualify to Participate in An Alternate Assessment Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards (AA-MAS): A Tool for Study Groups
A report describing an activity used by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to learn more about the characteristics of students who may qualify to participate in an alternate assessment …
Published: 2008
Road Map of Core Competencies for the Direct Service Workforce: A Synthesis of Direct Service Workforce Demographics and Challenges Across Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, Aging, Physical Disabilities, and Behavioral Health
A report providing an overview of direct service workforce challenges and practices across four sectors: intellectual and developmental disabilities, aging, physical disabilities, and behavioral...
Published: November 2008
Trends in the Participation and Performance of Students with Disabilities (NCEO Brief)
A brief describing the results of an analysis of trends in the public reporting of state assessment results for students with disabilities. The analysis was conducted on a compilation of publicly …
Published: 2008
NCEO State Surveys: 2007 Survey of States - Activities, Changes, and Challenges for Special Education
This year 2007 report summarizes a survey to states addressing accommodations, participation rates and performance of students with disabilities in statewide assessments.
Published: October 2008
NCEO English Language Learners (ELLs) with Disabilities Reports: Delphi Study of Instructional Strategies for English Language Learners with Disabilities: Recommendations from Educators Nationwide (#21)
A report from NCEO's national research spanning seven years that has focused on identifying and validating instructional strategies for ELLs with disabilities. In recent work, educators from five …
Published: September 2008
NCEO English Language Learners (ELLs) with Disabilities Reports: Middle School Principals' Interpretation of State Policy and Guidance on Instructional Strategies for ELLs with Disabilities (#20)
A report describing how principals of successful schools translated information to teachers on designing accessible standards-based instruction for ELLs with disabilities. The study aimed to …
Published: September 2008
NCEO English Language Learners (ELLs) with Disabilities Reports: Middle School Principals' Perspectives on Academic Standards-Based Instruction and Programming for English Language Learners with Disabilities (#22)
A report from a study following up on the findings of earlier NCEO research on instructional services and leadership for English language learners (ELLs) with disabilities. This study looked at a …
Published: September 2008
NCEO English Language Learners (ELLs) with Disabilities Reports: Reading, Mathematics, and Science Instructional Strategies for English Language Learners with Disabilities - Insights from Educators Nationwide (#19)
A report studying instructional strategies at middle and junior high schools. Middle school teaching and learning is especially challenging, perhaps because the curriculum places greater cognitive …
Published: September 2008
NCEO Synthesis Reports: A Brief History of Alternate Assessments Based on Alternate Achievement Standards (#68)
A 2008 report reviewing the previous 15 years of alternate assessment development, from the early 1990s through the mid-2000s, as reported by state directors of special education on the Institute's…
Published: September 2008
Project
Check & Connect: A Comprehensive Student Engagement Intervention
Provides training in use of the Check & Connect student engagement intervention model to promote students' engagement with school, reduce dropout, and increase school completion. The Check & …
An Independent Assessment of the Region 10 Quality Assurance Commission Voice Review Program
A report on the VOICE program, a person-centered quality assurance system that emphasizes self-determination created by the Region 10 Quality Assurance Commission in Southeast Minnesota.
Published: 2008
NCEO Annual Performance Reports and State Performance Plans: 2005-2006 State Assessment Data
A report summarizing assessment data from State Performance Plans.
Published: April 2008
NCSET Information Brief: Foster Youth Who Have Succeeded in Higher Education: Common Themes
A brief examining common themes among eight foster youth who have earned a college degree despite barriers. All young people, including foster youth and youth with disabilities, can succeed …
Published: April 2008
Policy Research Brief: Innovative Models and Best Practices in Case Management and Support Coordination
A brief describing models, innovations, and best practices in case management and support coordination for persons with disabilities. The approaches presented were identified during a study …
Published: April 2008

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