Welcome
Fall is in the air, and we have many things to share with you. These include a report from the forum on speech-to-text and scribing that was held as a presession to the National Conference on Student Assessment. Several other NCEO reports are highlighted as well, including one on a literature review on measuring ELP progress of ELs with disabilities and ELs, one on publicly reported assessment results, and three on state assessment participation, performance, and accommodations data. Finally, this issue provides information on a new resource that is coming soon from NCEO’s TIES Center, an Impact issue on inclusive education for K-8 students with the most significant cognitive disabilities.
– Martha Thurlow, NCEO Director
Forum on Speech-to-Text for Everyone on All Tests
There is a need to develop greater clarity on the implementation of speech-to-text and scribing during instruction and assessment. On June 26, 2018 NCEO and the Council of Chief State School Officers’ (CCSSO) Assessing Special Education Students (ASES) State Collaborative on Assessments and Student Standards (SCASS) held a joint forum on issues surrounding the use of speech-to-text. The purpose of the pre-session was to discuss current and emerging issues with the use of speech-to-text for all students.
A Review of the Literature on Measuring English Language Proficiency Progress of English Learners with Disabilities and English Learners
A new literature review published by NCEO examines evidence-based practices used (or recommended for use) to measure progress of English learners (ELs) with disabilities on English language proficiency (ELP) assessments. The report discusses how studies have defined ELP progress and the extent to which studies have examined ELP progress for ELs with disabilities.
NCEO Reports: 2015-16 Publicly Reported Assessment Results for Students with Disabilities and ELs with Disabilities
The NCEO report, 2015-16 Publicly Reported Assessment Results for Students with Disabilities and ELs with Disabilities, is the 19th report by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) describing how states publicly report online assessment data for students with disabilities in K-12 schools in the United States.
New APR Snapshot Reports
Three new briefs in the APR Snapshot series provide a quick look at the participation and performance of students receiving special education services in statewide assessments used for Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) accountability. These new briefs use federally submitted data from the 2015-16 school year.
New Resource Arriving Soon on Supporting Inclusive Education
Staff of the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) and its TIES Center are guest editors for the upcoming publication, Impact: Feature Issue on Inclusive Education for K-8 Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities. Scheduled for release in late fall, this publication from the Institute on Community Integration (ICI), University of Minnesota, shares strategies, research, personal stories, and resources supporting inclusive education in our schools.
NCEO’s National Assessment Center is supported through a Cooperative Agreement (#H326G160001) with the Research to Practice Division, Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education. The Center is affiliated with the Institute on Community Integration at the College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota. The contents of this report were developed under the Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Education, but do not necessarily represent the policy or opinions of the U.S. Department of Education or Office within it. Readers should not assume endorsement by the federal government.
Project Officer: David Egnor