All Kids Count: Including Students with Disabilities in Statewide Assessment Programs
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Landau, J.K., Vohs, J.R. & Romano, C.A. |
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1998 |
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All Kids Count: Including Students with Disabilities in Statewide Assessment Programs |
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Federation for Children with Special Needs
95 Berkeley Street, Suite 104
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
Voice/TDD: (617) 482-2915
Fax: (617) 695-2939
E-mail: peer@fcsn.org
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http://www.fcsn.org/peer |
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- Disability policy
- Learning disabilities
- Mild disabilities
- Severe disabilities
- Educational policy
- Student assessment
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Content Abstract
All Kids Count is intended as a basic primer on the participation of students with disabilities in statewide assessment systems. Its purpose is to give parents, parent leaders, professional, and other interested parties basic guidelines and points of reference for participating in discussions around policies and practices related to the inclusion of students with disabilities in large-scale assessment programs.
The report includes an executive summary that provides a national picture of statewide assessment policies and practices and an analysis of statewide assessment survey results. There is a section on policy issues, questions, and strategies that highlights key policy and implementation issues for students with disabilities. The next section gives examples of accommodations from state assessment policies that may be useful in developing IEPs or 504 plans. Martha L. Thurlow, the Associate Director for the National Center for Educational Outcomes provides a brief overview of the role of assessment in education reform and highlights issues related to the inclusion of students with disabilities in large-scale assessments. The report ends with a glossary of key terminology, state department of education contact information and parent centers on disability contact information. (Excerpted from book)
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