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NCEO Brief: State Assessment Decision-Making Processes for ELLs with Disabilities (#9)A brief presenting information on what is known about assessment decision-making processes for English language learners (ELLs) with disabilities. It highlights information that has been collected by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) as well as information from other sources. Topics addressed in the brief include: (a) required assessment decision-making processes, (b) experts' recommendations about assessment decision making for ELLs with disabilities, (c) resources available to guide assessment decision making, (d) standards-based IEPs, and (e) recommended participants on the decision-making team. Conclusions focus on the six key areas in which policymakers should provide guidance for educators.
Published: June 2014
NCEO Synthesis Reports: Test Security and Students with Disabilities: An Analysis of States' 2013-14 Test Security Policies (#95)A report analyzing how accommodated tests, and students with disabilities and the assessments they take, are addressed in state test security policies - a subject about which little is known. This analysis was conducted to partially fill this gap. The report provides a snapshot of how accommodated tests for students with disabilities, alternate assessments, and other related issues were addressed in states' test security policies in 2013-14. The specific research questions were, "What information do states' test security policies contain about students with disabilities and the assessments they take?" and "How are accommodations included in states test security policies?"
Published: June 2014- National Center on Educational Outcomes YouTube ChannelFormats: Online
A YouTube channel displaying videos created by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO), which works with states across the country to provide leadership to include students with disabilities and English language learners (ELLs) in large-scale state assessments.
Published: 2014 - V1-2: Teachers Working Together to Identify Student NeedsFormats: Online
A special education teacher and math teacher discuss the possible need for accommodations for a student. They discuss how the student is performing in class and what strategies they have tried to address her needs.
Published: 2014-05-05 - V1-3: Special Education Teacher Communicating with ParentsFormats: Online
A special education teacher calls a parent to discuss how her daughter is performing in her classes. They discuss how they can work together to make sure she is completing her assignments.
Published: 2014-05-05 - V2-1: Discussing Common Misperceptions about AccommodationsFormats: Online
A special education teacher and math teacher discuss common misperceptions about accommodations. The special education teacher explains how accommodations "level the playing field" for students with disabilities rather than giving them an unfair advantage. The teachers then discuss which accommodations may be useful for the student.
Published: 2014-05-05 - V2-2: Identifying Students' Accommodation NeedsFormats: Online
A special education teacher interviews a student to learn more about her academic strengths and weaknesses. The special education teacher introduces the idea of using the read-aloud accommodation in math.
Published: 2014-05-05 - V2-3: General Education Teacher Communicating with ParentsFormats: Online
A math teacher calls a parent to discuss a student's difficulties in the classroom. They talk about the possible use of accommodations to help the student succeed in the classroom.
Published: 2014-05-05 - V3-1: Selecting Instructional AccommodationsFormats: Online
A special education and math teacher discuss "barriers" that may prevent a student from accessing math instruction. They identify possible instructional accommodations for the student including the read-aloud accommodation.
Published: 2014-05-05 - V3-2: Implementing Instructional AccommodationsFormats: Online
The special education and math teacher develop a plan to implement and evaluate a student's accommodations for instruction.
Published: 2014-05-05 - V3-3: Individualized Education Program (IEP) Team MeetingFormats: Online
An Individualized Education Program (IEP) team meeting is held at school. The student's mother, teachers, and the school principal talk about the read-aloud accommodation for math and how it will be implemented in classes.
Published: 2014-05-05 - V3-4: Evaluating Instructional AccommodationsFormats: Online
The special education teacher and math teacher share what they have learned about the use of an instructional accommodation for a student. They examine progress monitoring data to assess if her performance is improving.
Published: 2014-05-05 - V4-1: Preparing for Assessment AccommodationsFormats: Online
The special education and math teacher talk about a student's accommodations needs for an upcoming state test.
Published: 2014-05-05 - V4-3: Involving Students for Assessment AccommodationsFormats: Online
A student and her special education teacher talk about the use of a read aloud accommodation in math on the state test.
Published: 2014-05-05 - V4-4: Planning for Assessment Accommodations with StudentsFormats: Online
A special education teacher explains to a student receiving a read-aloud accommodation in math what will happen on test day.
Published: 2014-05-05 - V5-1: Evaluating Assessment AccommodationsFormats: Online
The special education teacher meets with the teacher who administered a student's assessment accommodation to discuss the student's test day experience.
Published: 2014-05-05 - V5-2: Meeting with Featured Student after Assessment AccommodationFormats: Online
A special education teacher interviews a student after the state test. The student shares her perspective on whether the accommodation "worked."
Published: 2014-05-05 - V5-3: Improving Assessment AccommodationsFormats: Online
The special education teacher meets with the district test coordinator. They talk about the student's experience on test day and possible changes to make next year.
Published: 2014-05-05 
NCEO Brief: Participation of ELLs with Disabilities in ELP Assessments (#8)A brief presenting information on what is known about the participation of English language learners (ELLs) with disabilities in state English language proficiency (ELP) assessments. It highlights information collected by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO), as well as information from other sources. Topics addressed in the brief include: (a) state policies on participation, (b) use and reporting of data on participation in ELP assessments, (c) experts' recommendations about assessment participation, and (d) the understanding of practitioners about the participation of ELLs with disabilities in ELP assessments. Conclusions focus on four recommendations for consideration.
Published: May 2014
Parent Spotlight: Enfoque de los Padres de Familia en Adaptaciones para Estudiantes con DiscapacidadesFormats: PDFEste folleto fue redactado para proveer informacion a los padres de familia y a otros con respecto a las adaptaciones para estudiantes con discapacidades.
Published: April 2014