References and Additional Links
Beech, M. (1999). Accommodations: Assisting students with disabilities: A guide for educators. Tallahassee, FL: Florida Department of Education.
Benderson, A. (1988). Testing equally and handicapped people. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service.
Elliot, J., Ysseldyke, M., Thurlow, M.L., & Erickson, R. (1997). Providing accommodations for students with disabilities in state and district assessments. NCEO Policy Directions Number 7. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, National Center on Educational Outcomes.
Florida Department of Education. (July 1998). Guidelines for determining modifications for use on state and district assessments for students with disabilities. (Technical Assistance Paper No: FY 1999-2). Tallahassee, FL.
Florida Department of Education. (October 1999). Standards for implementation of student assessment programs in Florida school districts. (Technical Assistance Paper). Tallahassee, FL.
Florida Department of Education. (March 2000). Accountability for students with disabilities in state and district assessment programs. (Policy Paper No: ESE 9406) Tallahassee, FL.
Florida Department of Education. (April 2000). Testing accommodations for students with disabilities. (Policy Paper No: ESE 9603) Tallahassee, FL.
Florida Department of Education. (August 2000). Guidelines for determining accommodations for assessment of students with disabilities. (Technical Assistance Paper No: FY 2000-9). Tallahassee, FL.
Geisinger, K.F. (1994). Psychometric issues in testing students with disabilities. Applied Measurement in Education, 7(2), 121-140.
Hollenbeck, K. (1988). Teachers' Knowledge of accommodations as a validity issue in high-stakes testing. Journal of Special Education, 175 (1), 175-183.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997, 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.
Mastergeorge, J., & Miyoshi, J. (August 1999). Accommodations for students with disabilities: A teachers guide. (CSE Technical Report No. 508). CRESST/University of California, Los Angeles.
For more information, these links may be helpful.
Accommodations
for Students With Disabilities A Teacher's Guide
ACT Assessment Services
for Students with Disabilities
College
Board Online Services for Students with Disabilities
Department
of Education: Publication on Accommodations
Eric Clearing House on Assessment and
Evaluation
Exceptional Student
Assessment
gre.org Registration
Procedures for Test Takers with Disabilities
Gallaudet Research Institute
Click on Assessment
IDEA '97
Regulations
Please use the links below to go directly to a page you want to see
or click the bookworm to go to the next page.
Definition of the Problem
Rationale for Systems Change
Proposed Systems Change
Future Directions
State Board of Education Rule 6A-1.0943, FAC
Possible Testing Accommodations
Determining Accommodations
Testing Accommodations Training Budget
Benefits of TAT
Legislation from the Individuals with Disabilities
Act (IDEA), 1997
Federal and State Laws Requiring Schools to
Provide Accommodations