[DOWNLOAD] "An Analysis of Three States' Alignment Between Language Arts and Mathematics Standards and Alternate Assessments." by Exceptional Children # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: An Analysis of Three States' Alignment Between Language Arts and Mathematics Standards and Alternate Assessments.
- Author : Exceptional Children
- Release Date : January 01, 2006
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 240 KB
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In the past, students with moderate or severe disabilities were often exempted from the large-scale assessments that were a key component of school reform. The passage of the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), however, mandated inclusion of all students with disabilities in accountability systems. IDEA 1997 also required that all students have access to the general curriculum. At that same time, the U.S. Department of Education's Title I Guidance on Standards, Assessments, and Accountability (1997) emphasized that assessments for students with disabilities, referred to as alternate assessments, should relate to the same standards used for all students: "It is important that standards for students with disabilities be included in these assessments because they are expected to meet the same standards as other students" (II. Assessments' Question #42, p. 10 of 16, as cited in Thompson, Quenemoen, Thurlow, & Ysseldyke, 2001, p. 21). Even more recently, the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB, 2001) created reporting requirements in math, language arts, and science for all students, including those with significant disabilities. Alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards must be aligned with a state's academic content standards, promote access to the general curriculum, and reflect professional judgment of the highest achievement standards possible (Title I--Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged, 2003, 200.1(d)).