Why are some accommodations not allowed on state assessments? Shouldn t my child be given any accommodation that will help him?
A. Some accommodations invalidate the test by compromising the skill that is being tested. Only by truly measuring the skill can the results of the test be meaningful and valid.These scores can then be used to make school AYP determinations and improvements to the instruction of individual students. Students with invalid scores must be counted as non-participants in AYP determinations. Q. I hear that many schools fail to make AYP only because of students with disabilities. Isn t it unfair to expect students in special education to achieve the same level of proficiency as other students? A. There is no clear evidence that schools are failing to make AYP only because of the performance of students with disabilities.The picture of AYP attainment is very cloudy in many states, due to complex state accountability formulas. Most students in special education can and should be expected to reach the same level of proficiency in reading and math as all other students especially when provided wi
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