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Improving Instruction Briefs: Working with Language Interpreters: Information for Parents or Guardians (Traditional Chinese translation)Formats: PDFThis Brief, translated into Traditional Chinese, answers questions about working with a language interpreter that parents or guardians of students who are English learners might have. Clear, comprehensible communication between parents and educators is key to making appropriate decisions about accessibility features and accommodations. This Brief was developed by NCEO’s “Improving Instruction for English Learners Through Improved Accessibility Decisions,” in collaboration with the West Virginia Department of Education.
Published: June 2020
Improving Instruction Briefs: Working with Language Interpreters: Information for Parents or Guardians (Simplified Chinese translation)Formats: PDFThis Brief, translated into Simplified Chinese, answers questions about working with a language interpreter that parents or guardians of students who are English learners might have. Clear, comprehensible communication between parents and educators is key to making appropriate decisions about accessibility features and accommodations. This Brief was developed by NCEO’s “Improving Instruction for English Learners Through Improved Accessibility Decisions,” in collaboration with the West Virginia Department of Education.
Published: June 2020
Improving Instruction Briefs: Working with Language Interpreters: Information for Parents or Guardians (Arabic translation)Formats: PDFThis Brief, translated into Arabic, answers questions about working with a language interpreter that parents or guardians of students who are English learners might have. Clear, comprehensible communication between parents and educators is key to making appropriate decisions about accessibility features and accommodations. This Brief was developed by NCEO’s “Improving Instruction for English Learners Through Improved Accessibility Decisions,” in collaboration with the West Virginia Department of Education.
Published: June 2020
Forum on Common Language for States and Assessment VendorsFormats: PDFA report on a forum held on June 20, 2016 in Philadelphia that brought together states, assessment vendors, and other educational stakeholders to address the need for developing a common language around accessibility and accommodations for all students, including: (1) General education students, (2) English learners (ELs), and (3) Students with IEPs or 504 plans. The forum was a pre-session to the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) National Conference on Student Assessment (NCSA).
Published: August 2016
Learning Modules on English Learners (ELs) with DisabilitiesFormats: OnlineThis free training helps educators look at important issues surrounding students who are ELs with disabilities. Participants follow the story of Emma, a middle school student with a learning disability, while also providing additional case studies of students with other disabilities who need accommodations to access instruction and assessments. The training especially models how educators and parents or guardians can work together to make and implement good decisions about accommodations as members of the featured student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) team.
Published: 2013-06-06
NCEO APR Snapshot Briefs: 2008-2009 APR Snapshot #3: AA-AAS Participation and Performance (#3)Formats: OnlineThis year 2012 report summarizes the participation and performance of students with significant cognitive disabilities on Alternate Assessments based on Alternate Achievement Standards used by states for federal accountability, in 2008-2009.
Published: December 2012
Moving Your Numbers: District Self-Assessment Guide for Moving Our Numbers: Using Assessment and Accountability to Increase Performance for Students with Disabilities as Part of District-Wide ImprovementFormats: PDFA guide for use by district leadership teams and school-level leadership teams in gauging the district's degree of implementation and scale of actions associated with effective practices identified in the Moving Your Numbers series.
Published: 2012
Meeting the Needs of Special Education Students: Recommendations for the Race-to-the-Top Consortia and StatesFormats: PDFA report identifying several actions for the Race to the Top assessment consortia to take to meet the needs of special education students. The actions are consistent with standards and principles for assessments, and reflect evolving research and development activities directed toward supporting better assessments for every student. The paper was authored by staff from the Institute's National Center on Educational Outcomes and produced in partnership with Arabella Advisors.
Published: 2011
Training Guide for Minnesota Manual of Accommodations for Students with Disabilities in Instruction and Assessment: A Guide to Selecting, Administering, and Evaluating the Use of AccommodationsFormats: PDFThis training guide is designed as a companion to the Minnesota Manual of Accommodations for Students with Disabilities in Instruction and Assessment and the Procedures Manual for the Minnesota Assessments. Together, these documents serve to outline five key steps in making decisions about accommodations and to identify Minnesota's policies for the use of accommodations on state assessments.
Published: August 2009- NCEO Data ViewerFormats: Online
An interactive database allowing users to access data compiled by researchers at the Institute's National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) on students with disabilities in the U.S. educational system. Two major databases are currently available:
• State policies on assessment participation and accommodations for students with disabilities.
• Annual performance reports from states and other education entities receiving Part B funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Through the database users may create customized reports - including charts and maps - based on criteria they choose.
Published: 2009 - Present 
Literature on Early Literacy Instruction in Four Languages (Chinese, Korean, Navajo, Russian)Formats: PDFThis year 2003 report summarizes evidence-based research on teacher reading to Chinese, Korean, Navajo, and Russian children. The literature reviewed focuses on the linguistic background of several of the largest subgroups found in the K-12 English learner population nationwide.
Published: October 2003- NCEO Limited English Proficiency Projects Reports: 1999-2000 Participation and Performance of English Language Learners Reported in Public State Documents and Web Sites (#3)Formats: PDF
This year 2002 report summarizes data publicly reported on state education department websites on the participation rate and performance of English learners for 1999-2000.
Published: September 2002 - NCEO Limited English Proficiency Projects Reports: The Effects of a Simplified English Language Dictionary on a Reading Test (#1)Formats: Online
This year 2001 report presents a study that examined whether using a monolingual simplified English dictionary as an accommodation on a reading test with Hmong language background English learners improved test performance.
Published: March 2001 
NCEO Synthesis Reports: State Participation and Accommodation Policies for Students with Disabilities: 1999 Update (#33)Formats: PDFThis 2000 report summarizes states' policies on the participation of students with disabilities in large-scale assessment, and the accommodations noted in state policies as available for those students. NCEO also checked for changes in state assessment policies.
Published: April 2000
NCEO Minnesota Assessment Project Reports: Participation and Performance of Limited English Proficient Students: Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments in Reading and Math, 1998-99 (#24)Formats: OnlineThis year 2000 report summarizes the participation and performance of English learners taking Minnesota's Comprehensive Assessments in Reading and Math for year 1998-1999.
Published: January 2000
National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) WebsiteFormats: OnlineA website presenting NCEO, which is a federally-funded technical assistance center that supports states and districts on issues related to inclusive assessments, particularly for students with disabilities, English learners (ELs), and ELs with disabilities. NCEO has a rich set of reports and other publications on a range of topics related to educational assessments. NCEO is one of ICI's affiliated centers.
Published: 2000- NCEO Policy Directions: Out-of-Level Testing: Pros and Cons (#9)Formats: Online
This year 1999 report describes out-of-level testing, its history, and presents arguments for and against its use. The report concludes with key considerations and questions to address before implementing out-of-level testing policies or administering an out-of-level test to a student.
Published: April 1999 - NCEO Minnesota Assessment Project Reports: Accommodations for Students with Limited English Proficiency: Analysis of Guidelines from States with Graduation Exams (#6)Formats: Online
This year 1996 report examines high stakes graduation testing guidelines, in states with these assessments, and describes trends in the types of testing accommodations allowed for English learners.
Published: August 1996 - NCEO Minnesota Assessment Project Reports: Input from the Field on Assessing Students with Disabilities in Minnesota's Basic Standards Exams (#1)Formats: Online
This year 1996 report summarizes survey data from 22 Minnesota school districts on the implementation of the Minnesota Basic Standards Tests, focusing on the participation and accommodation of students with disabilities.
Published: August 1996 
NCEO Synthesis Reports: Synthesis Report Update 1993: Recent Activities in National Goals, Standards, and Tests (#8)Formats: PDFThis report updates major recent (1993) national initiatives in the areas of (a) the national education goals, (b) standards, and (c) national testing for students with disabilities.
Published: September 1993