Alternate Assessments for Students With Disabilities

by Sandra J. Thompson

• ISBN13: 9780761977742
• ISBN10: 0761977740
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-30
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

This landmark book combines current research and case studies to address continuous improvement of alternate assessments at all levels.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Meet Lara	ix
Audience	xii
Acknowledgments	xii
About the Authors	xiii
Alternate Assessment: What and Why	1	(14)
A Bit of Educational History	2	(1)
Overview of Standards-Based Reform	3	(3)
State Laws and Implementation	6	(1)
Accountability, Assessment, and Testing Defined	7	(1)
Assessment and Accountability Systems	8	(1)
Alternate Assessments Within Assessment and Accountability Systems	9	(1)
All Means All	9	(1)
Does All Include Lara?	10	(1)
Overview of the Book	11	(4)
Inclusive Standards: High Expectations for All Students	15	(14)
Content Standards Defined	17	(1)
How Content Standards Apply to All Students	18	(1)
Performance Standards Defined	19	(1)
How Performance Standards Apply to All Students	19	(1)
Content and Performance Standards in Practice	20	(4)
How to Get Students With Disabilities Involved in Standards-Based Instruction	24	(1)
Selecting Standards to Work Toward	25	(4)
Alternate Assessment Partners	29	(16)
Who Brings Information About Standards and Assessments to IEP Teams?	33	(1)
Who Brings Information About a Student to IEP Meetings?	33	(1)
Who Decides How Students Can Work Toward Standards?	34	(1)
Who Supports Students in Their Work Toward Standards?	34	(2)
Who Makes Alternate Assessment Participation Decisions?	36	(4)
Who Conducts Alternate Assessments?	40	(1)
Summary of Tasks and Roles	40	(2)
On a Larger Scale---Who Develops Alternate Assessment Systems in the First Place?	42	(3)
Assessment Participation Decisions	45	(14)
What the Laws Say	47	(1)
Assessment Participation Options	47	(1)
Assessment Accommodations	48	(2)
Participation Decision Makers	50	(2)
Participation Decision-Making Process	52	(2)
Documenting Participation Decisions on the IEP	54	(1)
Examples of Alternate Assessment Participants	55	(2)
Considerations in the Development of Participation Guidelines	57	(2)
Standards-Based IEPs, Transition Plans, and Alternate Assessments	59	(20)
What the Laws Say	61	(2)
How to Build a Standards-Based IEP	63	(4)
Standards-Based Versus Classroom-Based---An Important Distinction	67	(2)
Transition-Focused, Standards-Based IEPs	69	(2)
Setting Goals for Adult Life	71	(1)
An Effective Transition-Planning Process	72	(4)
Transition Plans and Alternate Assessments	76	(1)
In Summary	77	(2)
The Nuts and Bolts of Alternate Assessment Administration	79	(22)
Typical Assessment Strategies	80	(1)
Observation	81	(3)
Recollection	84	(3)
Record Review	87	(2)
Combining Assessment Strategies	89	(1)
Alternate Assessment Portfolios	90	(1)
What to Include in an Alternate Assessment Portfolio	91	(10)
Scoring, Reporting, and Using Alternate Assessment Data	101	(16)
Using Data From Alternate Assessments	102	(2)
Scoring Alternate Assessments	104	(1)
Values Reflected by State Scoring Rubrics	105	(1)
Setting Performance Levels	106	(1)
Reporting Assessment Results	107	(2)
Using Assessment Results	109	(1)
Continuous Improvement at the School Level	110	(2)
Audiences for the Information	112	(5)
Tying It All Together	117	(12)
Improving Alternate Assessments	118	(1)
Thinking It Through: Who Benefits From Alternate Assessments?	118	(3)
Our Answers to the Tough Questions	121	(6)
And Why Do We Care?	127	(2)
Resource A: Legal References	129	(2)
Resource B: Resources for Information and Assistance	131	(8)
References	139	(2)
Recommended Reading	141	(6)
Index	147