Special Topic Area:
Alternate Assessments for Students with
Disabilities
Publications and Other Resources
Department of Education
Resources:
Federal Register April 9, 2007 Regulations: Title I—Improving
the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged; Individuals With
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); Final Rule
Fact Sheet:
Measuring the Achievement of Students with Disabilities What
families and schools need to know about modified academic
achievement standards
Non-Regulatory Guidance: Modified Academic Achievement
Standards-Draft
Related NCEO Publications:
Online resources available at NCEO's Web site (the publications are listed
chronologically, with the most recent first; Policy Directions will give a general
overview of the issues with other publications providing greater depth):
For additional online resources on the NCEO Web site, see
the
State Technical Manual Forum:
Alternate
Assessments for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
For reports before 2000, see NCEO's
Online Publications.
Other Online resources:
Developing Alternate
Assessment Technical Adequacy, a project that supports states
in developing technically adequate alternate assessments for students with
significant disabilities. Also see DAATA newsletters at
http://www.daata.org/OtherDocs.html.
National
Alternate Assessment Center. Also see the
NAAC October 2006 Newsletter at http://www.naacpartners.org/newsletters/Research%20Notes%2010-3-06.pdf.
Additional resources:
Browder, D. M. (2001). Curriculum and assessment for
students with moderate and severe disabilities. New York: The Guilford
Press.
Browder, D. M., & Spooner, F. (2003). Understanding the purpose and process
of alternate assessment. In D. Ryndak & S. Alper (eds.). Curriculum and
instruction for students with significant disabilities in inclusive settings. Needham
Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Burdette, P. (2001). Alternate assessment: Early highlights and pitfalls of reporting. Assessment
for Effective Intervention, 26 (2), 61-66.
Burdette, P. J., & Olsen, K. (2000, July). Alternate assessments: A medley of
alternate assessments. Lexington, KY: Mid-South Regional Resource Center, University of
Kentucky. Retrieved June 19, 2002, from the World Wide Web:
http://www.ihdi.uky.edu/msrrc/Publications/alternate_alternates1.htm
Development of alternate assessment. (1998, November). Lexington, KY: Mid-South
Regional Resource Center, University of Kentucky. Retrieved June 19, 2002, from the World
Wide Web: http://www.ihdi.uky.edu/msrrc/Publications/devaltass.htm.
Elliott, J. L., & Thurlow, M. L. (2005). Improving test performance of students
with disabilities (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Kearns, J. F., Kleinert, H. L., & Clayton, J. (1998). Principal supports for
inclusive assessment: A Kentucky story. Teaching Exceptional Children, 31 (2), pp.
16-23.
Kleinert, H. L. (2001). An introduction to alternate assessment. Assessment for
Effective Intervention, 26 (2), 57-60.
Kleinert, H., Green, P., Hurte, M., Clayton, J., &
Oetinger, C (2002). Creating and using meaningful alternate assessments. Teaching
Exceptional Children, 34, (4) 40-47.
Kleinert, H. L., & Kearns, J. F. (2001). Alternate
assessment: Measuring outcomes and supports for students with disabilities.
Baltimore, Maryland: Brookes Publishing.
Kleinert, H. L., Kearns, J. F., & Kennedy, S. (1997). Accountability for all
students: Kentucky’s alternate portfolio assessment for students with moderate and
severe cognitive disabilities. The Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe
Handicaps, 22, pp. 88-101.
Kleinert, H. L., Kennedy, S., & Kearns, J. F. (1999). The impact of alternate
assessments: A statewide teacher survey. The Journal of Special Education, 32 (2),
pp. 93-102.
McDonnell, L. M., McLaughlin, M. J., & Morison, P. (1997). Educating one and
all: Students with disabilities and standards-based reform. Washington, DC: National
Academy Press.
Olsen, K. (1999, May). What principles are driving development of state alternate
assessments? Lexington, KY: Mid-South Regional Resource Center, University of
Kentucky. Retrieved June 19, 2002, from the World Wide Web:
http://www.ihdi.uky.edu/msrrc/Publications/whatprincip.htm.
Olson, J. F., Bond, L., & Andrews, C. (1999). Annual survey of state student
assessment programs. Washington, DC: Council of Chief State School Officers.
Ryndak, D., & Alper, S. (Eds.). (2003). Curriculum and
instruction for students with significant disabilities in inclusive settings
(2nd ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Thompson, S. J., & Quenemoen, R. F. (2001). Eight steps to effective implementation
of alternate assessments. Assessment for Effective Intervention, 26 (2), 67-74.
Thompson, S. J., Quenemoen, R. F., & Thurlow, M. L. (2001). Alternate assessments:
Measuring what ALL students have learned. Communique, 30 (3), 12-14.
Thompson, S., Quenemoen, R., Thurlow, M., & Ysseldyke, J. (2001). Alternate
assessments for students with disabilities. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. For
ordering information, see http://www.corwinpress.com/.
Thurlow, M. L., Elliott, J. L., & Ysseldyke, J. E. (2003). Testing students with
disabilities: Practical strategies for complying with district and state requirements
(2nd ed.).
Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press.
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