Test accommodations are often given to students with disabilities as one means of removing
construct-irrelevant barriers to proper measurement of their knowledge, skills, and abilities …

This report updates and summarizes what is known from research on the effects of test
accommodations for students with disabilities and also provides direction to the design of …

This book is intended to help language teachers to work effectively and successfully with
students who have Specific Learning Differences (SpLDs). It enables teachers to gain a …

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 (NCLB, Public Law 110-107) extends the
accountability provisions of the 1994 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary …

The Second Language Learning Processes of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties is
the only recent book available to offer a detailed and in-depth discussion of the second …

Standards-based reform efforts are highly dependent on accurate assessment of all
students, including those with disabilities. The accuracy of current large-scale assessments …

In the past, students with disabilities were frequently excluded from statewide testing. With
changes in federal laws, states are seeking ways to increase the participation of students …

Accountability is a prominent issue in public education. A great deal of time, money, and
student and teacher effort is spent on testing students' academic achievement and progress …

This article presents a framework for practitioners in education and psychology to select
accommodations based on student profiles and testing demands. A brief history of testing …

Test accommodations such as extended time are presumed to reduce the impact of a
disability, while not affecting test scores of the general population. This study examined the …