What's New on the NCEO Web Site

Using Systematic Item Selection Methods to Improve Universal Design of Assessments (Policy Directions 18) / PDF format

A Summary of Research on the Effects of Test Accommodations: 2002 Through 2004 (Technical Report 45) / PDF format

2005 State Policies on Assessment Participation and Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (Synthesis Report 64) / PDF format

A Comparison of IEP/504 Accommodations Under Classroom and Standardized Testing Conditions: A Preliminary Report on SEELS Data (Synthesis Report 63) / PDF format

High Stakes Graduation Exams: The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Minnesota’s Basic Standards Tests for Students with Disabilities (Synthesis Report 62) / PDF format

A State Guide to the Development of Universally Designed Assessments / PDF format

Universal Design Online Manual

Item-level Effects of the Read-aloud Accommodation for Students with Reading Disabilities (Synthesis Report 65) / PDF format

NCLB and IDEA: What Parents of Students with Disabilities Need to Know and Do

Large-Scale Assessments and English Language Learners with Disabilities: A Case Study of Participation, Performance, and Perceptions, "Walking the Talk!" (ELLs with Disabilities Report 15) / PDF format

Annual Performance Reports (APR): 2003-2004 State Assessment Data

Using the Think Aloud Method (Cognitive Labs) to Evaluate Test Design for Students with Disabilities and English Language Learner (Technical Report 44) / PDF Format

Recent Publications and Presentations:

National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) Parent Advocacy Briefs:

	Understanding Assessment Options for IDEA-eligible Students provides an overview of the ways students with IEPs can participate in statewide tests required by NCLB, helps guide parents as the IEP team chooses the right types of assessments and offers questions to ask about the testing options.
	Determining Appropriate Assessment Accommodations for Students with Disabilities provides an overview of appropriate accommodations for students with IEPs or 504 Plans, serves as a guide to choosing accommodations and suggests questions to ask when making appropriate accommodation decisions.

Uneven Transparency: NCLB Tests Take Precedence in Public Assessment Reporting for Students with Disabilities (Technical Report 43) / PDF format (2MB)

Online Survey on Instructional Strategies for English Language Learners with Disabilities (ELLs with Disabilities Report 13) / PDF format

Alternate Assessments Measured Against Grade-level Achievement Standards: The Massachusetts "Competency Portfolio" (Synthesis Report 59) / PDF format

Access Assistants for State Assessments: A Study of State Guidelines for Scribes, Readers, and Sign Language Interpreters (Synthesis Report 58) / PDF format

One State's Story: Access and Alignment to the GRADE-LEVEL Content for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities (Synthesis Report 57) / PDF format

2005 State Special Education Outcomes: Steps Forward in a Decade of Change / PDF Version (3MB)

View Department of Education video from Education News Parents Can Use: Special Education: Ensuring Excellence for All Students—Broadcast live on Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Effect of Minimum Cell Sizes and Confidence Interval Sizes for Special Education Subgroups on School-Level AYP Determinations (Synthesis Report 61) / PDF format

How to Develop State Guidelines for Access Assistants: Scribes, Readers, and Sign Language Interpreters / PDF format

Dealing with Flexibility in Assessments for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities (Synthesis Report 60) / PDF format

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