Testing Students With Disabilities

by Thurlow, Martha L.; Elliott, Judy L.; Ysseldyke, James E.

• ISBN13: 9780803965522
• ISBN10: 0803965524
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-12-01
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

'This is the ultimate guidebook for validly including special education students in a school and district assessment program. It will allay teacher and parent concerns about testing students with disabilities . . . Can be used immediately by teachers' - Lynn Winters, Assistant Superintendent, Research, Planning, and Evaluation, Long Beach Unified School District, California 'What a perfect gift at the right moment! With this book, we have the tools we need to include all students in district and state accountability systems." Steven Kukic, Utah State Director of Special Education "Cuts through the fog on conflicting viewpoints and procedures to provide sound advice' - Edward Roeber, Director, Student Assessment Programs, Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington D.C. 'Combines highly useful information with very useable practice' - Edward R Wilkens, Director, Northeast Regional Resources Center, Burlington, Vermont The purpose of this book is to facilitate the meaningful assessment of students with disabilities in district and state assessments in the US.

Author Biography

Judy L. Elliott is the Assistant Superintendent of Special Education in the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD), California Martha L. Thurlow is Director of the National Center on Educational Outcomes James E. Ysseldyke's research and writing have focused on issues in assessing and making instructional decisions about students with disabilities

Table of Contents

Preface

About the Authors

Why Students With Disabilities Should Be in District and Statewide Accountability Systems

Deciding How Students Participate in District and State Tests

Assessment Accommodations: Who Is Eligible? For What?

Accommodations to Consider

Alternate Assessments

Including English Language Learners With Disabilities in District and State Assessments

Using Assessment Results

An Important Tool: The IEP

Collaboration for Success in Testing Students With Disabilities

Gaining Support From Above: What Needs to Happen

Involving Parents in Testing Decisions

Implementation: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Resources: Reproducible Forms

Resources: Staff Development

Resources: Technical Assistance and Dissemination Networks

Index

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