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NCEO Synthesis Reports: Accommodations: Results of a Survey of Alabama Special Education Teachers (#81)A report containing the findings from a survey of 2,336 special education teachers in the state of Alabama on making and implementing decisions about accommodations. A number of areas of strength were noted in the survey responses provided by this large sample of Alabama special education teachers. The special education teachers who responded to the survey demonstrated overall knowledge of accommodations use, despite the challenging items presented to them. Nevertheless, there is an evident need for professional development on making accommodations decisions and on implementing accommodations for instruction and assessment.
Published: November 2010
NCEO Technical Reports: A Summary of the Research on the Effects of Test Accommodations: 2007-2008 (#56)The use of accommodations for both instruction and assessment continues to be of great importance for students with disabilities. Numerous efforts are underway to ensure that students with disabilities participate meaningfully in more inclusive classrooms and large-scale assessments. Still, there is a need for greater understanding of the ways in which accommodations are selected and implemented during classroom instruction and assessments. The purpose of this report is to provide an update on the state of the research on testing accommodations, as well as to identify promising areas of research likely to contribute to understanding of current and emerging issues.
Published: May 2010- NCEO Annual Performance Reports and State Performance Plans: 2006-2007 State Assessment DataFormats: PDF
A report summarizing the 2006-2007 state assessment information that was submitted by states in their Annual Performance Reports. States and other educational entities receiving Part B funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) submitted their Annual Performance Reports and Section 618 Table 6 data together to the U.S. Secretary of Education on or before February 2008. This report contains information on large-scale assessment participation and performance data for the 2006-2007 school year.
Published: July 2009 
NCEO Limited English Proficiency Projects Reports: Grade-Level Standards-Based Science Outcomes for English Language Learners and Language Minority Students - A Review of the Literature (#6)This year 2009 report presents findings from a review of a peer-reviewed literature on the topic of standards-based science outcomes for ELs, as well as a broader group of students who speak a language other than English at home.
Published: April 2009
NCEO Technical Reports: Nearing the Target in Disaggregated Subgroup Reporting to the Public on 2004-2005 Assessment Results (#46)This year 2007 report describes the public reporting of participation and performance data for students with disabilities published on state department of education web sites for the 2004-2005 school year. It describes the state assessment systems, how data were reported, and achievement gaps. It concludes with recommendations for public reporting.
Published: April 2007
NCEO English Language Learners (ELLs) with Disabilities Reports: Use of Chunking and Questioning Aloud to Improve the Reading Comprehension of English Language Learners with Disabilities (#17)This year 2006 report provides details about a series of single-subject research studies examining how chunking and questioning aloud could be used to improve grade-level standards-based reading achievement of English learners with learning disabilities.
Published: December 2006
NCEO English Language Learners (ELLs) with Disabilities Reports: Large-Scale Assessments and English Language Learners with Disabilities - A Case Study of Participation, Performance, and Perceptions: "Walking the Talk!" (#15)This year 2006 report describes issues that surround the inclusion of English learners in states' large-scale assessment systems with a focus on gathering practical information at the local school level to reflect a variety of perspectives.
Published: August 2006
NCEO Technical Reports: Considerations for the Development and Review of Universally Designed Assessments (#42)This year 2005 report describes the development of a form for assessment designers to use to incorporate universal design considerations into assessments. It describes the Delphi validation process undertaken with the original design considerations of the Universal Design Project and includes commentary from assessment and content area experts. Several recommendations are provided on the use of the considerations at all stages of assessment development.
Published: November 2005
NCEO English Language Learners (ELLs) with Disabilities Reports: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Including English Language Learners with Disabilities in Statewide Assessments (#9)This year 2005 report examines the challenges that state educational agencies face when including English learners with disabilities in statewide assessments and the solutions they have identified. The study involved telephone interviews with state department personnel in areas of assessment, English learner programs, and special education in 14 states.
Published: June 2005
NCEO Technical Reports: Steady Progress: State Public Reporting Practices for Students with Disabilities After the First Year of NCLB (2002-2003) (#40)This 2005 report examines the extent to which states report to the public on the participation and performance of students with disabilities for year 2002-2003. It provides descriptions of state assessment systems, summarizes achievement gaps by content and grade level, and provides recommendations for clear reporting.
Published: May 2005
NCEO Out-of-Level Testing Project Reports: Understanding Out-of-Level Testing in Local Schools: A First Case Study of Policy Implementation and Effects (#11)This year 2004 report presents findings from a case study of large-scale assessment practices in a local educational agency. The research project was conducted to study specific effects of testing students with disabilities out-of-level and to describe teachers' and students' perceptions of these effects.
Published: September 2004
NCEO English Language Learners (ELLs) with Disabilities Reports: Educator Perceptions of Instructional Strategies for Standards-based Education of English Language Learners with Disabilities (#7)This year 2004 report presents a study conducted to determine the teacher-identified effective strategies for teaching grade-level reading/English language arts, mathematics, and science content to English learners with disabilities.
Published: August 2004
NCEO Limited English Proficiency Projects Reports: Connecting English Language Proficiency, Statewide Assessments, and Classroom Proficiency (#5)This year 2004 report presents information on the link between academic language, language proficiency tests, and performance on standardized assessments for ELs in grades 3, 5 and 11. Measures in the study included two language proficiency measures, teacher ratings of classroom samples, and two state achievement tests.
Published: August 2004
NCEO Limited English Proficiency Projects Reports: Relationships Between a Statewide Language Proficiency Test and Academic Achievement Assessments (#4)This year 2004 report presents a study on Minnesota's English learner performance on the Test of Emerging Academic English in comparison to English learner and English fluent student reading performance on Minnesota's Comprehensive Assessment in grades 3 and 5, and the Basic Skills Tests in grade 8.
Published: August 2004
NCEO Technical Reports: Almost There in Public Reporting of Assessment Results for Students with Disabilities (#39)This year 2004 report examines the extent that states reported participation and performance data for students with disabilities in the 2001-2002 school year. The report describes state assessment systems, summarizes how states reported disaggregated data for students with disabilities by test, and presents achievement gap information by content area and grades 4, 8 and 10. Recommendations for clear reporting are provided.
Published: August 2004- NCEO Out-of-Level Testing Project Reports: Testing Students with Disabilities Out of Level: State Prevalence and Performance Results (#9)Formats: Online
This year 2003 report describes the prevalence and performance results of students participating in out-of-level testing in 3 states of 14 invited to participate in the research study. Among study findings, were wide variability in percentage of students taking tests out-of-level, and at least in one state, larger numbers performing at high levels on below-level tests, suggesting a more difficult test should have been administered.
Published: October 2003 
NCEO Synthesis Reports: Washington Alternate Assessment System Technical Report on Standard Setting for the 2002 Portfolio (#52)This year 2003 report presents information on Washington's standard setting procedure for its portfolio alternate assessment for students with significant disabilities. It also gives information on the perception of the standard setting panel regarding the decisions that were made, thereby providing documentation and validation of the standard setting process to establish alternate academic achievement standards for this population.
Published: October 2003
NCEO Technical Reports: A National Study on Graduation Requirements and Diploma Options for Youth with Disabilities (#36)This 2003 report updates the status of states' graduation requirements and diploma options for students with disabilities after the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act. This report also examines state perspectives on intended and unintended consequences of various graduation policies, including exit exams and multiple diploma options, for students with disabilities.
Published: October 2003
NCEO Synthesis Reports: Models for Reporting the Results of Alternate Assessments Within State Accountability Systems (#39)Formats: OnlineA report summarizing six models for reporting the scores of students with disabilities participating in alternate assessments that existed in the year 2001. Reporting the scores of students with disabilities participating in alternate assessments raises a number of challenges, including those surrounding concerns about statistical soundness, as well as those related to the different purposes and focuses that characterize current alternate assessments. At the time of this report, across the nation, states had reached different decisions about how to report the results of their alternate assessments.
Published: September 2001- NCEO Out-of-Level Testing Project Reports: Testing Students Out of Level in Large-Scale Assessments: What States Perceive and Believe (#5)Formats: Online
This year 2001 report describes a study conducted to address the differing opinions, perceptions, and practices involved in testing students out of level in large-scale assessment programs. It focuses on state- level perspectives among those 12 states that allow testing of students with disabilities out-of-level.
Published: March 2001