Thurlow, Martha L.

Testing students with disabilities : practical strategies for complying with district and state requirements / Martha L. Thurlow, Judy L. Elliott, James E. Ysseldyke. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, c1998. - xvi, 280 p. ;

Includes bibliographical references.

Why students with disabilities should be in district and statewide accountability systems -- Deciding whether a student should take the district or state test -- Assessment accommodations : who is eligible? for what? -- Accommodations to consider -- The ultimate accommodation : an alternate assessment -- Reporting accountability and assessment results -- Rethinking the IEP -- Collaboration for success in testing students with disabilities -- Gaining support from above : what needs to happen? -- Involving parents in testing decisions -- Implementation : where reality hits the road.

0803965516 (cloth : acidfree paper) 0803965524 (pbk. : acidfree paper)


Learning Disabilities--United States.
Learning Disabilities--United States.
Education and state--United States.

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