Accommodations Manual: How to Select, Administer, and Evaluate Use of Accommodations for Instruction and Assessment of Students with Disabilities. Third Edition

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Teachers; Administrators

Academic Accommodations (Disabilities); Academic Achievement; Guides; Program Development; Program Evaluation; Teaching Methods; Testing Accommodations; Student Evaluation; Planning; Check Lists; Equal Education; State Standards; State Legislation; Federal Legislation; Accountability; Standardized Tests; Individualized Education Programs; Teamwork; Participative Decision Making; Student Characteristics; Student Participation; Elementary Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education; Transitional Programs; Student Attitudes; Questionnaires; Parent Attitudes; Worksheets; Printed Materials

Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act 2004; Race to the Top; Rehabilitation Act 1973 (Section 504)

The Council of Chief State School Officers' "Accommodations Manual: How to Select, Administer, and Evaluate the Use of Accommodations for Instruction and Assessment of Students with Disabilities" was first developed to establish guidelines for states to use for the selection, administration, and evaluation of accommodations for instruction and assessment of students with disabilities. The first and second editions represent the best thinking about accommodations at the time they were written. This third edition of the "Accommodations Manual" represents an update of the previous editions. With Race to the Top (RTTT) initiatives, many states have joined consortia to work together on common assessment systems using technology-based testing platforms. New policy and implementation issues with regard to accommodations for students with disabilities necessitated a revision to this manual. [This manual was produced by Assessing Special Education Students State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards, Council of Chief State School Officers.]

ERIC

2014

ED545138