Index

Traditional and Innovative Assessment Techniques for Students with Disabilities

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(2021), "Index", Obiakor, F.E. and Bakken, J.P. (Ed.) Traditional and Innovative Assessment Techniques for Students with Disabilities (Advances in Special Education, Vol. 36), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 225-237. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0270-401320210000036014

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INDEX

Ability assessment
, 60–62

Academic achievement, present levels of
, 120

Academic performance
, 144–146, 150–151

Academic skills, development of alternate assessments to assess progress in acquiring
, 121–123

Acadience
, 26

Accommodations
, 63–64, 110, 127

Achievement and Assessment Institute (AAI)
, 127

Achievement assessments
, 62, 147–148

behavioral and affective considerations
, 148–150

informal classroom measures
, 147–148

language assessment
, 148

norm-referenced measures
, 147

Acoustics, classroom
, 84–85

Active responding systems
, 215

Adaptive behavior
, 60

assessments
, 62–63

deficits in
, 60

Adequate yearly progress (AYP)
, 210

Adjustment
, 146, 150

Administrators
, 211, 213, 217

African American English (AAE)
, 170–174

AIMSWeb
, 26

Alternate achievement standards
, 121–122, 129

Alternate assessments
, 62–63

Alternative assessments on alternative achievement standards (AA-AAS)
, 13, 64–65, 121–122

American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
, 60

American College Testing (ACT)
, 4

American Psychological/Psychiatric Association (APA)
, 60, 104

American Sign Language (ASL)
, 83

American Speech–Language–Hearing Association (ASHA)
, 75–76

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
, 184–185, 212–213

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). See Motor neuron disease (MND)

Anxiety
, 149–150

disorders
, 52–53

Applied Behavior Analysis for Teachers
, 50

Aptitude-achievement discrepancy
, 22

Aquatics Skills Checklist
, 183

Assessment for learning (AFL). See Formative assessments

Assessment(s)
, 1, 17–18, 59–60, 117–118, 120, 183, 213

brief experimental analysis
, 34–35

curriculum-based measurement
, 6

data-based decision-making
, 6–7

data-based individualization
, 33–34

designing targeted, data-driven instruction and intervention
, 27–30

in educational programs
, 145–150

educators role in
, 189–190

error analysis
, 29–30

evaluating intensive interventions
, 32–35

evaluating student achievement
, 3

formal assessments
, 3–5

framework
, 17–18

gated screening
, 27

goals
, 203

goals/purposes of assessments for students with physical disabilities
, 187–188

identifying students
, 25–27

informal academic diagnostic assessment
, 29

informal assessments
, 5–6

making instructional decisions
, 2–3

monitoring student progress
, 2

performance-based assessments
, 7–8

portfolios
, 9–10

progress monitoring with curriculum-based assessment
, 32

progress monitoring with curriculum-based measurement
, 31–32

purposes of
, 2–3

quantifying student response to instruction and intervention
, 30–32

role in instruction for students with SLD
, 24–35

RtI
, 11–12

self-assessment
, 10–11

situated within socioecological model
, 130–131

in special education law and practice
, 119–121

STEM principles for alternative assessment
, 8–9

strengths-based model
, 131–133

for students with physical disabilities and other health impairments
, 186–187

teacher evaluation and professional development
, 12–14

techniques
, 89–90, 192

tools
, 18–19, 52–53, 204

type and application
, 187

Assistive technology (AT)
, 91, 93, 103

for students
, 98

supports assessment
, 112–114

Attainable goals
, 174

Attention
, 146

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
, 104

Auditory Learning Guide
, 83–84

Auditory Skills Checklist
, 83–84

Authentic assessments
, 14, 182, 186–187, 215

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)
, 103

assessment and IEP team
, 110–112

assistive technology supports assessment
, 112–114

formative assessment
, 105–106

summative assessment
, 106–110

Bayesian statistics
, 127

Beck’s Depression Inventory-II
, 52

Behavior rating scales
, 48

Behavior Tracker Pro
, 124

Behavioral and affective considerations
, 148–150

coping and adjustment
, 150

disinhibition
, 149

impulsivity
, 149

mood regulation
, 149–150

social functioning
, 150

Behavioral observations
, 49–50

Behavioral testing
, 76–77

Bell curve
, 199–200

Best-case scenario
, 145

Black, Indigenous, students of color (BISOC)
, 198

remediating systems and situating BISOC with disabilities as knowledge generators
, 202

troubled history of assessment with BISOC with disabilities
, 199–202

Blind
, 89–90

Blogging platforms
, 205

Braille bills
, 95–96

Brief experimental analysis (BEA)
, 32, 34–35

Brockport Physical Fitness Test
, 183, 192

Bruininks–Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOT™-2)
, 183

Bzoch-League Receptive-Expressive Language Test (REEL-2)
, 79

Career education
, 91–93

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
, 141, 145–146

Certified assistive technology instructional specialists (CATIS)
, 90, 94

Certified orientation and mobility specialists (COMS)
, 90, 94

Childhood/children

anxiety disorders
, 52

with HL
, 76, 81–84

with SLD
, 21

Children’s Auditory Performance Scale (CHAPS)
, 83–84

Children’s Depression Rating Scale-Revised
, 51

CITE
, 83–84

Classroom

acoustics
, 84–85

informal and ongoing assessments in
, 83–84

manager
, 124

Clinical Assessment of Articulation and Phonology-2 (CAAP-2)
, 82

Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals, Fifth Edition (CELF-5)
, 78–79

Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals Preschool-3 (CELFP3)
, 78–79

Cochlear Americas
, 83–84

Cognitive assessment. See also Achievement assessment
, 146

Cognitive discrepancy hypothesis
, 22

Cognitive functioning
, 146, 150–151

Collaboration
, 8

Communication
, 8, 75–76

deficit
, 106

social
, 104

Competency
, 97

measuring competency during observation of student behavior
, 97

Comprehensive Assessment of Spoken Language (CASL-2)
, 78–79

Comprehensive assessment strategies
, 83, 125, 128

Comprehensive hearing assessment
, 77

Comprehensive speech assessment
, 82

Computer-adaptive tests (CATs)
, 25–26

Concentration
, 146

Conceptual skills
, 62

Conceptualizations
, 210–211

Consortium on Reading Excellence Phonics Survey (CORE-PS)
, 29

Constructs
, 18–19

Contemporary alternate assessment strategies
, 126–128

Continuous direct measurement
, 123

Coping
, 146, 150

Core curriculum

assessment
, 98

content
, 8–9

Cottage Acquisition Scales for Listening, Language, and Speech (CASLLS)
, 79

Creativity
, 8

Criterion-referenced assessments
, 79, 81

Criterion-referenced conclusions
, 18–19

Criterion-referenced mastery measures
, 32

Criterion-referenced tests
, 4–5

Criterion-related measures
, 44–45

Critical race theory
, 198–199

Critical Youth Studies (CYS)
, 198

Cross-pollinating CSP
, 198–199

Culturally sustaining pedagogy (CSP)
, 198

assessment goals
, 203

cross-pollinating CSP and universal design for learning
, 198–199

CSP/UDL cross-pollination
, 203

liberating assessment
, 202

relevant, accessible materials
, 205

situated and validating methods
, 203–205

troubled history of assessment with BISOC with disabilities
, 199–202

Curriculum
, 200

educators on designing
, 203

UDL
, 202

Curriculum-based assessment (CBA)
, 216–218

educator-made
, 30–31

progress monitoring with
, 32

Curriculum-based measurements (CBMs)
, 6, 18, 26, 44–46, 65–66, 120

commercially available
, 66

progress monitoring with
, 31–32

Curriculum-based measures
, 13

Data-based decision-making
, 6–7

Data-based individualization (DBI)
, 32–34

Deaf/hard of hearing (D/HH)
, 78

classroom acoustics
, 84–85

communication
, 75–76

criterion-referenced assessments
, 79–81

hearing evaluation
, 76–78

informal and ongoing assessments in classroom
, 83–84

modifications needed for DHH speech/language evaluation
, 82–83

speech and language evaluation
, 78

speech assessment
, 81–82

standardized assessments
, 78–79

Decision rules
, 214–215

Deficit models of disability
, 118

Depression
, 50–51, 149–150

Diagnostic accuracy
, 27

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
, 51, 104

Diagnostic interviews
, 51

DIBELS
, 26

Digital learning products
, 216

Direct behavior assessments
, 49

Disability
, 21

deficit models of
, 118

innovative assessment tools and techniques
, 213–218

moving forward in age of change
, 218–220

notable caveats and limitations
, 212–213

students with
, 184–185

traditional assessments
, 210–211

troubled history of assessment with BISOC with
, 199–202

Disability studies in education (DSE)
, 198–199

Disinhibition
, 146, 149

DLM Alternate Assessment (DLMAA)
, 127–128

Document student learning progress
, 216

Domain-related vocabulary
, 45

Down syndrome
, 190

Dynamic assessment (DA)
, 21, 23–24, 28, 155–156, 159

application to grammatical markers
, 170–171

application to spelling
, 165–170

components of dynamic assessment of spelling
, 163–165

goal writing from dynamic assessment perspective
, 174–176

strengths of
, 157

Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM)
, 13, 122–123, 126, 129–130

Dynamic testing
, 23–24

Early Listening Function (ELF)
, 83–84

EasyCBM
, 26

Ecobehavioral Classroom Assessment Tool (ECAT)
, 126

Ecological inventory
, 67, 131

Education
, 40–41

Educational accountability program
, 209–210

Educational audiologists
, 78, 84–85

Educational professionals
, 98–101

collaboration
, 99

core curriculum assessment
, 98

family involvement and resources
, 99–101

Educational programs

achievement assessment
, 147–148

assessment in
, 145–150

cognitive assessment
, 146

Educational reforms
, 104–105

Educators
, 12, 17–18, 26–27, 43, 65, 140, 213, 216–217

role in assessment process
, 189–190

special education
, 32–33

Effective teachers
, 2

Effective teaching
, 5–6

Elementary and Secondary Education Act
, 200–201

Emotional and/or behavioral disorders (EBDs)
, 39, 139–140

approaches to learning assessment
, 44–53

definition and characteristics of
, 41–43

definition of ED
, 42

inability to learn
, 43

issues with identification
, 42–43

measurement
, 40–41

Emotionally disturbed/disturbance (ED)
, 39, 42, 53–54

English speech sounds
, 75–76

Error analysis
, 2, 28–30

Essential elements
, 127–129

Ethics, attention to
, 8

Evaluative assessment
, 60–62

ability assessments
, 61–62

achievement assessments
, 62

adaptive behavior assessments
, 62

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
, 121–122, 184–185

Everyday expertise framework
, 205

Evidence-based practices
, 155–156

Evidence-based traditional assessment techniques
, 103

Executive functioning skills
, 110–111, 148–149

Expanded core curriculum (ECC)
, 90

areas of assessment within
, 90

strategies and methods for assessing
, 91–93

Extensive support needs
, 117–118

assessment in special education law and practice
, 119–121

assessment situated within socioecological model
, 130–131

assessment strengths-based model
, 131–133

comprehensive assessment strategies
, 125–128

deficit models of disability
, 118

development of alternate assessments to assess progress in acquiring academic skills
, 121–123

formative assessment
, 128–130

future directions in assessing learners with
, 128–133

historical views and techniques for assessing students with
, 118–121

intelligence testing
, 118–119

progress monitoring efforts for formative assessment
, 123–124

Family involvement and resources
, 99–101

FastBridge
, 26

Fears, physical symptoms and
, 52

Federal civil rights laws
, 184–185

Federal legislation
, 121–122

FITNESSGRAM®
, 183, 192

Formal assessments
, 3, 5, 7, 82

criterion-referenced tests
, 5

methods
, 82

norm-referenced tests
, 4–5

strategies
, 3

Formative assessments
, 65, 105–106, 125, 213–214

case study example
, 105–106

differences between formative and summative assessment
, 108

guide ongoing instruction in inclusive curriculum
, 128–130

progress monitoring efforts for
, 123–124

strategies with modifications for students with ASDs
, 107–108

Formative evaluations
, 189

Free appropriate public education (FAPE)
, 39

Functional academic skills
, 91–93

Functional assessment tools
, 83–84

Functional performance, present levels of
, 120–121

Functional skills
, 133

Functional vision assessment (FVA)
, 94–95

Gated screening
, 27

Generalization of skills during observation of student behavior
, 97–98

Glaspey Dynamic Assessment of Phonology (GDAP)
, 159, 162

Goal Attainment Scales (GAS)
, 125

Goal writing from dynamic assessment perspective
, 174–176

Goal-setting process
, 174

Goldman Fristoe Test of Articulation-3 (GFTA-3)
, 82

Grade-Pad Mobile Performance Assessment
, 124

Graduated prompt approach
, 158

Graduated prompting
, 162, 166–167, 170

Grammatical Analysis of Elicited Language, Pre-Sentence Level (GAEL-P)
, 79

Grammatical markers
, 170–174

application of dynamic assessment to
, 170–171

goal writing from dynamic assessment perspective
, 174–176

Jordan
, 173–174

Krista
, 173

MLE
, 171–173

test-teach-retest method
, 171

Habit of mind process
, 8–9

Health impairments
, 183

assessments for students with physical disabilities and
, 186–187

Hearing
, 75–76

evaluation
, 76–78

thresholds
, 76–77

Hearing loss (HL)
, 75–76

domains of language as related to
, 77

High-stakes

decisions
, 18–19

tests
, 210

High-states testing
, 213

Hypothetical students
, 157

Impulsivity
, 149

Inability to learn
, 43

Inappropriate behavior
, 47–48

Independent living skills
, 91–93

Indiana Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN)
, 63

Individual with intellectual disability
, 43

Individualized approach
, 140

Individualized education program/plan (IEP)
, 5–6, 42, 64, 104, 119, 144, 185, 210–211

assessment and IEP team
, 110–112

child
, 28

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
, 21, 43, 60, 95–96, 104–105, 118, 139–140, 183, 210–211

Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA)
, 41, 89–90

Inductive reasoning
, 23

Informal academic diagnostic assessment
, 28–29

Informal assessments. See also Formal assessments
, 5–7, 82

in classroom
, 83–84

measures
, 147–148

methods
, 82

techniques
, 103, 117–118, 183–184

Innovative assessments. See also Instructional assessments
, 68–71

active responding systems
, 215

curriculum-based assessment
, 216–218

learning journals/logs
, 215

number talks
, 68–69

performance/authentic assessment systems
, 216

portfolio assessment
, 216

progress monitoring systems
, 214

response-to-intervention model
, 214–215

sexuality education
, 69–71

soft skills
, 71

technology-based performance assessments
, 216

think-alouds
, 215–216

tools and techniques
, 213–218

Innovative formative assessment
, 105

Innovative progress monitoring techniques
, 9

Innovative techniques
, 188, 192

Instructional assessments. See also Innovative assessments
, 63–67

CBMs
, 65–66

ecological inventory
, 67

formative assessments
, 65

levels of accessibility
, 64

performance assessments
, 65

standardized assessments
, 63–65

summative assessments
, 65

transition assessments
, 66–67

Instructional decision making
, 2–3

Instructional discrepancy hypothesis
, 22

Instructional planning methods
, 12

Instructional strategies
, 216

Intellectual disability
, 60

evaluative assessment
, 60–62

innovative assessments
, 68–71

instructional assessments
, 63–67

preference assessments
, 67–68

students with
, 60

traditional assessments
, 60–68

Intelligence quotient (IQ)
, 22, 60, 119, 199–200

IQ-achievement discrepancy process
, 22–23

Intelligence testing
, 118–119

Interpretation of medical eye report
, 94

Interviewing techniques
, 204

Interviews
, 47–49, 51–52

Justice, purpose of
, 203

KeyMath3
, 3–4

Language
, 76

assessment
, 148

evaluation
, 78

Learning

journals/logs
, 215

process
, 157

situate student within learning environment
, 126

Learning assessment

approaches to
, 44–53

behavior rating scales
, 48

behavioral observations
, 49–50

characteristics and duration
, 52

criterion-related measures
, 44–45

curriculum-based measurement
, 45–46

depression
, 50–51

inappropriate behavior
, 47–48

interviews
, 48–49, 51–52

norm-referenced assessment
, 44

physical symptoms and fears
, 52

tools
, 52–53

unsatisfactory interpersonal relationships
, 46–47

Learning disabilities (LD)
, 8, 21, 104, 139–140

assessment for students with SLD
, 19

assessment framework
, 18

assessment role in instruction for students with SLD
, 24–35

SLD and approaches to disability identification
, 21–24

types and common uses of assessment tools
, 20

Learning media assessments (LMAs)
, 95–96

Least restrictive environment (LRE)
, 41

Letter–word identification
, 147

Liberating assessment
, 202

Listening Inventory for Education Revised (LIFE-R)
, 83–84

Local Education Authority (LEA)
, 185

Lou Gehrig’s disease. See Motor neuron disease (MND)

Low vision
, 89–90

MacArthur-Bates Communication Development Inventory (CDI)
, 79

Making Action Plans (MAPS)
, 132

Mastery measures
, 45

Mathematics
, 68–69

Measurement
, 40–41

need for
, 41

Measures of academic progress (MAP)
, 26

Mediated learning experience (MLE)
, 171–173

Medical and physical issues
, 146

Medical eye report, interpretation of
, 94

Medical personnel
, 141

Memory
, 146

Mental ability assessments
, 61–62

Mental graphemic representations (MGRs)
, 164

Mental orthographic images (MOIs)
, 164

Mental orthographic memory
, 164–165

Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP)
, 63

Mild hearing loss
, 75–76

Mild TBI (mTBI)
, 140–141

1-min oral reading fluency test
, 27

Moderate hearing loss
, 75–76

Moderately severe hearing loss
, 75–76

Mood regulation
, 146, 149–150

Morphological awareness
, 164

Morphology
, 76, 164

MotivAider app
, 124

Motor development skills
, 187

Motor neuron disease (MND)
, 182

Multicomponent assessment
, 125–126

Multifaceted assessment
, 125

Multiple assessment techniques
, 182

Multiple learning domains
, 189–190

National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC)
, 13

National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII)
, 29

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Assessment Principle (NCTM Assessment Principle)
, 211

National Professional Development Center on ASD
, 114

No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB Act)
, 210

Noise
, 84

Nonbiased evaluation process
, 157

Nonverbal tests of intelligence
, 128

Norm-referenced assessments
, 44, 129

Norm-referenced conclusions
, 18–19

Norm-referenced measures
, 147

Norm-referenced tests
, 4–5

Number talks
, 68–70

Observation of student behavior
, 96–98

generalization of skills during
, 97–98

measuring competency during
, 97

real-world context
, 96–97

Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
, 126

Omission
, 81–82

“One-size-fits all” assessment
, 219

Optimism
, 8

Oral and Written Language Scales (OWLS)
, 78–79

Orientation and mobility skills (O&M skills)
, 91–93

Orthographic knowledge
, 164

Orthography
, 164

Orthopedic impairments
, 183

Paper-and-pencil tests
, 211

Paradigm shift
, 40

Parent report measures
, 52–53

Passage Comprehension
, 147

Patterns of strengths and weaknesses (PSW)
, 22

Pencil-and-paper test
, 219–220

Performance/authentic assessment systems
, 7–8, 65, 216

Person-centered planning approaches
, 132–133

Personal Futures Planning
, 132

Phonemes
, 75–76

Phonemic awareness
, 164

Phonological awareness
, 164

Phonological disorder
, 82

Phonology
, 76, 164

Physical disabilities
, 182

Abu case
, 190–193

annual goals
, 191–192

assessment and innovative techniques
, 192

assessments for students with physical disabilities and health impairments
, 186–187

collaborative team members
, 192

educators role in assessment process
, 189–190

goals/purposes of assessments for
, 187–188

laws/regulations/policies
, 184–186

motor characteristics
, 191

program evaluation
, 192–193

short-term objectives
, 192

social implications
, 190

specific planning
, 191

students with
, 183

top-down approach
, 191

traditional and innovative assessment techniques
, 184

Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope (PATH)
, 132

Portfolios
, 9–10

assessment
, 216

uses
, 9–10

Practical skills
, 62

Preference assessments
, 67–68

Preschool Language Scale-5 (PLS-5)
, 78–79

Preschool S.I.F.T.E.R.
, 79

Present level of performance (PLP)
, 189

Present levels of academic achievement and functional performance (PLAAFP)
, 17–18, 28

Presently Pro
, 124

Problem-solving approach
, 32–33

Product-oriented fashion
, 174

Professional development
, 12, 14, 184

Professional educators
, 187, 189

Professional measurement process
, 13

Profound hearing loss
, 75–76

Program Quality Measurement Tool
, 126

Progress monitoring

efforts for formative assessment
, 123–124

systems
, 214–215

Public Law (PL)
, 199–200

Purposes for assessment
, 18

Push-up test
, 192

Race and disability
, 198

Rating scales
, 47

Real-time data
, 215

Real-world context
, 96–97

Recovery time
, 142–143

Recreation and leisure skills
, 91–93

Rehabilitation Act of 1973
, 184–185

Reliability
, 18–19

Research-based practices
, 210

Research–based intervention
, 22–23, 214–215

Response to intervention model (RTI model)
, 11–12, 22, 214–215

Scaffolding
, 158

Scholastic assessment test (SAT)
, 4

School-based assessment
, 218–219

School-based social network form
, 126

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)
, 8

principles for alternative assessment
, 8–9

Scientific method
, 40

Screening Instrument for Targeting Educational Risk (S.I.F.T.E.R)
, 79

Self-assessment
, 10–11

reasons for
, 10–11

Self-determination skills
, 91–93

Self-directed learning
, 9–10

Self-evaluation
, 10

Self-report measures
, 52–53

Semantic knowledge
, 164

Semantics
, 76, 164

Semi-structured interviews
, 52–53

Sensitivity
, 41

Sensory efficiency skills
, 91–93

Sentence Reading Fluency
, 147

Sexuality education
, 69–71

Single word articulation assessments
, 82

Situate student within learning environment
, 126

SKI-HI Language Development Scale
, 79

Skills
, 6

competency measurement
, 97

generalization during observation of student behavior
, 97–98

progression
, 183

Social exchange
, 75

Social functioning
, 146, 150

Social implications
, 190

Social interaction skills
, 91–93

Social skills
, 62

Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS)
, 125

Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE)
, 182

Socioecological model, assessment situated within
, 130–131

Soft skills
, 71

Special education (SPED)
, 199–201, 214–215

determining eligibility for
, 21–24

dynamic assessment and dynamic testing
, 23–24

TBI and
, 140–141

teachers
, 124

assessment in
, 119–121

present levels of academic achievement
, 120

present levels of functional performance
, 120–121

Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timely framework (SMART framework)
, 174

Specific learning disabilities (SLDs)
, 17–18, 20–21, 24

and approaches to disability identification
, 21–24

assessment role in instruction for students with
, 24–35

determining eligibility for special education services
, 21–24

Specificity
, 41

Speech
, 75–76

assessment
, 81–82

case examples
, 157–176

evaluation
, 78

grammatical markers and African American English
, 170–174

intelligibility
, 82

and language disorders
, 155–156

limitations of static assessment
, 156

spelling
, 162–170

strengths of dynamic assessment
, 157

Speech recognition thresholds (SRTs)
, 77

Speech sounds
, 158–162

application of dynamic assessment
, 159

overview of GDAP
, 159–162

Speech-language pathologists (SLPs)
, 78–79, 155–156

Spelling
, 162–170

application of dynamic assessment to spelling
, 165–170

Bella
, 166–170

components of dynamic assessment
, 163–165

mental orthographic memory
, 164–165

morphology
, 164

orthography
, 164

phonology
, 164

semantics
, 164

Spontaneity
, 97–98

Standardized assessments
, 63, 65, 78–80

Standardized tests
, 3–4, 209–210, 218–219

Standards-based reform
, 104–105

Static assessment, limitations of
, 156

Strengths-based assessment
, 131–133

considerations
, 125–126

contemporary alternate assessment strategies
, 126–128

multicomponent assessment
, 125–126

situate student within learning environment
, 126

Stroop color–word interference test
, 149

Structured interviewing techniques
, 51

Structured interviews
, 52–53

Student(s)

achievement evaluation
, 3

with ASDs
, 103

growth percentile
, 13

identification
, 41

with intellectual disability
, 60

learning objectives
, 13

portfolio
, 9

progress
, 2, 6–7

quantifying student response to instruction and intervention
, 30–32

self-monitoring
, 124

Substitution
, 81–82

Summative assessments
, 65, 106, 110, 123, 125, 213–214

differences between formative assessment and
, 108

modifications for students with autism
, 109

strategies with modifications for students with ASDs
, 111

Summative evaluations
, 189

Supports Intensity Scale-Children (SIS-C)
, 125

Syntax
, 76

Systems thinking
, 8

Teacher Assessment of Grammatical Structures (TAGS)
, 79

Teachers
, 46, 215

accountability and assessment
, 13–14

evaluation
, 12–14

observation
, 13

Teachers of deaf (ToD)
, 78–79

Teachers of students with visual impairments (TVIs)
, 90, 94

Teaching

practices
, 3

teaching–learning process
, 184

Teamwork
, 99

Technology

supports
, 113

technology-based performance assessments
, 216

Test of Auditory Comprehension of Language, Fourth Edition (TACL-4)
, 78–79

Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD-3)
, 183

Test of Integrated Language and Literacy Skills (TILLS)
, 78–79

Test-teach-retest method
, 170–171

Testlets
, 129

Test–teach–test DA models
, 24

Text-to-speech apps
, 113

Think-alouds
, 215–216

Tiered instruction
, 214–215

TikTok app
, 205

Top-down approach
, 191

Tracking Listening Child
, 83–84

Traditional assessments
, 210–211

approaches
, 198

materials
, 205

techniques
, 183–184

Traditional formative assessment
, 105

Traditional learning
, 75

Transition assessments
, 66–67

Traumatic brain injuries (TBI)
, 139–140

assessment in educational programs
, 145–150

impact on family
, 143–145

outcomes
, 142–145

prevalence
, 141

recovery time
, 142–143

and special education
, 140–141

specific symptoms
, 142

Trial-based preference assessments
, 67–69

Unethical test preparation approaches
, 213

Unexpected underachievement
, 21

Universal design for learning (UDL)
, 8–9, 11, 198–199

Universal screening
, 18, 25–27, 214–215

Unsatisfactory interpersonal relationships
, 46–47

Unstructured interviews
, 51

Validity
, 18–19

Verbal communicators
, 76

Vision professionals
, 99

Vision-related assessments for students with visual impairments
, 90–96

FVA
, 94–95

interpretation of medical eye report
, 94

LMAs
, 95–96

Visual impairments
, 89–90

areas of assessment within ECC
, 90

diverse population
, 89–90

observations
, 96–98

roles of educational professionals
, 98–101

vision-related assessments for students with
, 90–96

Well-written goals
, 174

Woodcock Reading Mastery Test-III
, 3–4

Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Achievement IV
, 3–4

Woodcock–Johnson IV Tests of Oral Language (WJ-IV OL)
, 148

Woodcock–Johnson Tests of Achievement
, 123

Woodcock–Johnson-IV (WJ-IV)
, 147

Word identification fluency probe
, 27

Word recognition score (WRS)
, 77

WordPress
, 205

Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR)
, 198

Zone of proximal development
, 157