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- How Do We Lower our Alternate Assessment Participation Rate? Five States Share their StoriesFormats: PDF
This presentation featured five states addressing how to lower alternate assessment participation rates. It was presented to the U.S Departments of Education’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE).
Published: 2020-08-20 - Exploring IEP Transition Planning Experiences and Future Goal Aspirations of ELs and non-ELs with DisabilitiesFormats: PDF
This presentation on IEP transition planning experiences and future goal aspirations of English learners and non-English learners with disabilities was presented at the 2020 National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) annual conference.
Published: 2020-02-28 - Used vs. Assigned Accommodations and Accessibility Features for English Learners with Disabilities on Statewide AssessmentFormats: PDF
This presentation addressed the difference between used vs. assigned accommodations and accessibility features for English learners with disabilities on statewide assessment. It was presented at the 2020 National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) annual conference.
Published: 2020-02-27 - Accommodations for English Learners BibliographyFormats: Online
This searchable bibliographic database presents research on English learner accommodations. You can perform a basic search by keywords related to the accommodation, test content area, or student age. Brief summaries of each study are provided, and include information on the accommodation, participants, dependent variable, and major findings of the study.
Published: 2018 - Using Local Assessment Data to Measure Progress Towards The State-Identified Measurable Results (SIMR)Formats: Online
Participating states Louisiana, Guam, and Kansas address: Data use practices at the state, district, and local levels, Stakeholders involvement, and Advice they have to offer other states based on their experiences.
Published: 2018-05-22 
Rethinking Assumptions about Alternate Assessment Based on Alternate Achievement StandardsFormats: PDFA report seeking to facilitate the process of rethinking assumptions about alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards (AA-AAS). It presents common misperceptions, followed by the assumptions underlying them and a research response to those assumptions.
Published: 2010
TARA Reports: Survey of Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments: Students Served and Their Access to State Assessments of ReadingFormats: PDFThe purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of teachers on a number of aspects related to reading. This survey targeted specifically teachers of students with visual impairments (TVIs).
Published: August 2009
Educational Policy Reform Research Institute Reports: Topical Review Eight: The Role of Accommodations in Educational Accountability Systems (#8)Formats: PDFThis year 2005 topical review addresses the use of accommodations for students with disabilities on state-wide tests and their implications for educational accountability systems.
Published: December 2005- Forum on Alternate Assessment and "Gray Area" AssessmentFormats: Online
This year 1999 report presents the proceedings of a pre-conference session at the National Conference on Large-Scale Assessment that took place June 1999, where consensus emerged that it is not the students byt the assessments for which gray areas currently exist.
Published: July 1999 
NCEO Framework for Educational AccountabilityFormats: OnlineThis 1998 paper describes a revised framework for educational accountability, which started with outcomes and indicators. The revised framework can be adapted for system-wide or individual accountability, and how it can work in concert with the National Association of State Directors of Special Education's "balanced system of accountability."
Published: May 1998- Accommodations Toolkit: Text-to-Speech (Computer-Generated Voice): ResearchFormats: Online
This fact sheet on text-to-speech is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). It summarizes information and research findings on the use of text-to-speech with computer-generated speech as an assessment accessibility feature or accommodation.
Published: 12/16/24 - Empowering Families Flyer #2: What are the purposes of the different kinds of tests?Formats: PDF
This flyer define the different types of tests and their objectives. It describes various test purposes, and their role in improving instruction and outcomes for all students. This flyer is part of the Empowering Families Toolkit developed by NCEO to provide accessible materials for parents about assessment topics.
Published: August 2023 - Understanding English Learner Accommodations : Translated Test DirectionsFormats: Free Video
The video describes one of the testing accommodations allowed for English learners on West Virginia state assessments. It describes the West Virginia policy on using translated test directions as an English-language support. The video is part of a series called “Understanding English learner accommodations,” a set of resources created for the West Virginia Department of Education.
Published: 11/3/2022 - Accommodations Toolkit: Student Reads Aloud to Self: ResearchFormats: Online
This fact sheet on student reads aloud to self is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). It summarizes information and research findings on the use of student reads aloud to self as an accessibility feature or accommodation.
Published: 9/30/2021 - Accommodations Toolkit: Tactile Graphics: ResearchFormats: Online
This fact sheet on tactile graphics is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). It summarizes information and research findings on the use of tactile graphics as an accessibility feature or accommodation.
Published: 8/31/2021 - Parent Video Series: Supporting the Learning of Children with Significant Cognitive Disabilities at Home: Helping Your Child with Checking Progress at HomeFormats: Online
This video describes easy ways for parents to check on their child's progress in academics and behavior while learning at home. It also suggests ways to talk to the school about a child's progress and to ask for suggestions on changing the learning supports provided at home.
Published: July 2021 - Predictors of Participation of Transition Planning Participation and Future Goal Aspirations for Secondary ELs with DisabilitiesFormats: PDF
This presentation discussed predictors of participation of transition planning participation and future goal aspirations for secondary English learners with disabilities. It was presented at the 2019 Minnesota Department of Education's Minnesota English Learner Education conference (MELEd).
Published: 2019-11-19 - 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 - 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 
Parent Spotlight: Parent Spotlight on Common Core State Standards and Students with DisabilitiesFormats: PDFThis booklet was written to provide information to parents and others about Common Core State Standards for students with disabilities.
Published: April 2014