TY - JOUR
T1 - State policies on assessment participation and accommodations for students with disabilities
AU - Thurlow, Martha L
AU - Lazarus, Sheryl
AU - Thompson, Sandra J.
AU - Morse, Amanda Blount
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - State assessment systems continue to evolve as federal requirements change and more students are included in the assessment systems. An examination of states' participation and accommodations policies in place at the beginning of the accountability requirements set by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 revealed that policies for both participation and accommodations were becoming more specific in comparison to previous years. Additional participation options beyond the usual three (participation without accommodations, participation with accommodations, alternate assessment) were more evident in state policies, and states continued to increase the number of accommodations included in their policies. Some states allowed accommodations for all students regardless of whether they received special education services. The most controversial accommodations continued to be read aloud, calculator, and scribe. Changes in state policies, differences among current policies, and implications of these policies are discussed.
AB - State assessment systems continue to evolve as federal requirements change and more students are included in the assessment systems. An examination of states' participation and accommodations policies in place at the beginning of the accountability requirements set by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 revealed that policies for both participation and accommodations were becoming more specific in comparison to previous years. Additional participation options beyond the usual three (participation without accommodations, participation with accommodations, alternate assessment) were more evident in state policies, and states continued to increase the number of accommodations included in their policies. Some states allowed accommodations for all students regardless of whether they received special education services. The most controversial accommodations continued to be read aloud, calculator, and scribe. Changes in state policies, differences among current policies, and implications of these policies are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1177/00224669050380040401
DO - 10.1177/00224669050380040401
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:13844309291
SN - 0022-4669
VL - 38
SP - 232
EP - 240
JO - Journal of Special Education
JF - Journal of Special Education
IS - 4
ER -