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• Browder, D. M., Wakeman, S. Y. & Flowers, C. (In press). Alignment of alternate assessment with state standards. In W. Shafer (Ed.), Alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards: Policy, practice, and potential. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes.
• Kearns, J.F., Towles-Reeves, E., Kleinert, H. & Kleinert, J. (In press). Who are the students who take alternate assessments on alternate achievement standards? In W. Shafer (Ed.), Alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards: Policy, practice, and potential. MD: Paul H. Brookes.
• Kearns, Towles-Reeves, Kleinert, H. & Kleinert, J., Thomas, M. (in submission). Alternate Achievement Standards Assessments: Understanding the Student Population.
• Towles-Reeves, E., Kleinert, H. & Anderman, L. (in submission). Principal’s perceptions of alternate achievement standards assessments.
• Hess, K.K. (2011). E‐x‐p‐a‐n‐d‐e‐d Learning Progressions Frameworks for K‐12 Mathematics: A Companion Document to the Learning Progressions Frameworks Designed for Use with the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics K‐12 (PDF : 607 Kb)
• Hess, K. & Kearns, J. (2011). Learning Progressions Frameworks Designed for Use with the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts & Literacy K-12 Lexington: University of Kentucky. (PDF : 456 Kb)
• Hess, K.K., Kearns, J.F. (2010). An Introduction to the Learning Progressions Frameworks Designed for Use with The Common Core State Standards in Mathematics K‐12 (PDF : 248 Kb)
, M. (2010). What Does ‘College and Career Ready’ mean for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities? Lexington: University of Kentucky. (PDF : 735 Kb)
• Kleinert, J., Holman, A., McSheehan, M., Kearns, J.F. (2010). The Importance of Developing Communicative Competence (PDF : 138 Kb)
• Quenemoen, M., Perie, M., Kearns, J. (2010). Scoring Alternate Assessments Based on Alternate Achievement Standards: A Proposed Typology of AA-AAS Scoring Practices (PDF : 309 Kb)
• Quenemoen, M., Quenemoen, R., Kearns, J., Kennedy, S. (2010). A Proposed Typology for Characterizing States’ Alternate Assessments Based on Alternate Achievement Standards: Developing a Common Vocabulary to Describe These Assessments (PDF : 1182 Kb)
• Flowers, C., Wakeman, S. Y., Browder, D., & Karvonen, M. (2009). Links for Academic Learning: A conceptual model for investigating alignment of alternate assessment systems based on alternate achievement standards. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practices, 28(1), 25-37.
• Kleinert, H. (2009). 2008 NAAC publications (PDF : 561 Kb )
• Kleinert, H., Browder, D., & Towles-Reeves, E. (2009). Models of cognition for students with significant cognitive disabilities: Implications for assessment. Review of Educational Research. (PDF : 182 Kb)
• Towles-Reeves, E., Kearns, J., Kleinert, H., & Kleinert, J. (2009). An analysis of the learning characteristics of students taking alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards. Journal of Special Education.
• Towles-Reeves, E., Kleinert, H., & Muhomba, M. (2009). Alternate assessment: Have we learned anything new? Exceptional Children. (PDF : 1705 Kb)
• Browder, D. M., Flowers, C., & Wakeman, S. Y. (2008). Facilitating participation in assessments and the general curriculum: Level of symbolic communication classification for students with significant cognitive disabilities. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy, and Practice, 15(2) , 137-151. (PDF : 96 Kb)
• Towles-Reeves and Kearns (2008). Learner Characteristics Report State A. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, National Alternate Assessment Center.
• Towles-Reeves and Kearns (2008). Learner Characteristics Report State B. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, National Alternate Assessment Center.
• Towles-Reeves and Kearns (2008). Learner Characteristics Report State C. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, National Alternate Assessment Center.
• Towles-Reeves and Kearns (2008). Learner Characteristics Report State D. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, National Alternate Assessment Center.
• Towles-Reeves and Kearns (2008). Learner Characteristics Report State E. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, National Alternate Assessment Center.
• Towles-Reeves and Kearns (2008). Learner Characteristics Report State F. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, National Alternate Assessment Center.
• Towles-Reeves and Kearns (2008). Learner Characteristics Report State G. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, National Alternate Assessment Center.
• Towles-Reeves and Kearns (2008). Learner Characteristics Report State Pac Rim. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, National Alternate Assessment Center.
• Wakeman, S. Y., Flowers, C., & Browder, D. (2007, November). Aligning alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards to grade level content standards. National Center on Educational Outcomes Policy Directions 19. (URL : External)
• Wakeman, S. Y., Flowers, C., & Browder, D. (2007, November). Planning alignment studies for alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards. National Center on Educational Outcomes Policy Directions 20. (URL : External)
• Wakeman, S. Y., Flowers, C., & Browder, D. (2007, November). Aligning alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards to grade level content standards. National Center on Educational Outcomes Policy Directions 19. (URL : External)
• Wakeman, S. Y., Flowers, C., & Browder, D. (2007, November). Planning alignment studies for alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards. National Center on Educational Outcomes Policy Directions 20. (URL : External)
• Quenemoen, R. (2007, March). How NCLB affects students with disabilities? Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education Hearing, March 29, 2007, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC.(URL : External)
• Browder, D. M., Wakeman, S. Y., Flowers, C., Rickelman, R. J., Pugalee, D., & Karvonen, M. (2007). Creating access to the general curriculum with links to grade level content for students with significant cognitive disabilities: An explication of the concept. Journal of Special Education, 41(1), 2-16. (URL : External)
• Flowers, C., Browder, D., Wakeman, S. & Karvonen, M. (2007). Alternate assessment alignment study: Report to State C Department of Education. Charlotte, North Carolina: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, National Alternate Assessment Center.
• Flowers, C., Browder, D., Wakeman, S. & Karvonen, M. (2007). Alternate assessment alignment study: Report to State D Department of Education. Charlotte, North Carolina: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, National Alternate Assessment Center.
• Flowers, C., Browder, D., Wakeman, S. & Karvonen, M. (2007). Alternate assessment alignment study: Report to Michigan Department of Education. Charlotte, North Carolina: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, National Alternate Assessment Center.
• Flowers, C., Browder, D., Wakeman, S., & Karvonen, M. (2007). Alternate assessment alignment study: Report to State C Department of Education Charlotte, NC: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, National Alternate Assessment Center. (PDF : 242 Kb)
• Flowers, C., Browder, D., Wakeman, S., & Karvonen, M. (2007). Alternate assessment alignment study: Report to State D Department of Education. Charlotte, NC: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, National Alternate Assessment Center. (PDF : 280 Kb)
• Flowers, C., Browder, D., Wakeman, S., & Karvonen, M. (2007). Alternate assessment alignment study: Report to Michigan Department of Education. Charlotte, NC: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, National Alternate Assessment Center. (PDF : 366 Kb)
• Flowers, C., Wakeman, S., Browder, D., & Karvonen, M. (2007). : An alignment protocol for alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards. Charlotte, NC: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, National Alternate Assessment Center. (URL : Internal)
• Hess, K. (2007). Alignment study final report: District of Columbia public schools’ comprehensive assessment system: Alternate assessment (DC CAS-Alt). Dover, NH: National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment. (PDF : 301 Kb)
  • Washington, DC Alignment Study Report - Appendix C-1 (PDF : 35 Kb)
  • Washington, DC Alignment Study Report - Appendix C-2 (PDF : 23 Kb)
  • Washington, DC Alignment Study Report - Appendix C-3 (PDF : 35 Kb)
  • Washington, DC Alignment Study Report - Appendix C-4 (PDF : 301 Kb)
• Kearns, J., Lewis, P., Hall, T., & Kleinert, H. (2007). Universal design of alternate assessment on alternate achievement standards: Concepts, issues and strategies. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, National Alternate Assessment Center. (PDF : 633 Kb)
• Kearns, J., & Towles-Reeves, E. (2007). Who are the Students who take Alternate Achievement Standards Assessments? (PPT : 19136 Kb)
• Perie, M. (2007). Setting alternate achievement standards. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, National Alternate Assessment Center. (PDF : 467 Kb)
• Towles-Reeves, E., & Kearns, J. (2007). Alternate assessment impact survey for principals report. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, National Alternate Assessment Center. (PDF : 84 Kb)
• Wakeman, S., Flowers, C., & Browder (2007). Aligning alternate assessments to grade level content standards: Issues and considerations for alternates based on alternate achievement standards. National Center on Educational Outcomes. (URL : External)
• Wakeman, S., Flowers, C., & Browder (2007). Planning alignment studies for alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards. National Center on Educational Outcomes. (URL : External)
• New Hampshire Enhanced Assessment Grant, National Alternate Assessment Center, & National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment. (2006, October). Documenting the technical quality of your state’s alternate assessment system: An annotated workbook: Volume I: "Nuts and bolts". Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, National Alternate Assessment Center. (PDF : 175 Kb)
• New Hampshire Enhanced Assessment Grant, National Alternate Assessment Center, & National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment. (2006, October). An annotated workbook for documenting the technical quality of your state’s alternate assessment system: Volume II: The validity evaluation. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, National Alternate Assessment Center. (PDF : 34 Kb)
• Browder, D. M., Spooner, F., Wakeman, S. Y., Trela, K., & Baker, J. (2006). Aligning instruction with academic content standards: Finding the link. Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 31, 309-321. (URL : External)
• Clayton, J., Burdge, M., Denham, A., Kleinert, H., & Kearns, J. (2006). A four-step process for accessing the general curriculum for students with significant cognitive disabilities. Teaching Exceptional Children, 38(5), 20-27. (URL : External)
• Flowers, C., Browder, D., Ahlgrim-Delzell, L., & Spooner, F. (2006). Promoting the alignment of curriculum, assessment, and instruction. In D. Browder & F. Spooner (Eds.) Teaching language arts, math, and science to students with significant cognitive disabilities, (pp. 295-311). Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes.
• Flowers, C., Browder, D., Wakeman, S., & Karvonen, M. (2006). Portfolio alternate assessment alignment study: Report to the state department of education. Charlotte, NC: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, National Alternate Assessment Center. (URL : External)
• Flowers, C., Browder, D., Wakeman, S., & Karvonen, M. (2006). Alternate assessment alignment pilot study: Report to state A department of education. Charlotte, NC: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, National Alternate Assessment Center. (PDF : 476 Kb)
• Flowers, C., Browder, D., Wakeman, S., & Karvonen, M. (2006). Alternate assessment alignment study: Report to state B department of education. Charlotte, NC: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, National Alternate Assessment Center. (PDF : 242 Kb)
• Gong, B., & Marion, S. (2006). Dealing with flexibility in assessments for students with significant cognitive disabilities. Dover, NH: National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment. (PDF : 202 Kb)
• Kearns, J., Burdge, M., Clayton, J., Denham, A., & Kleinert, H. (2006). How students demonstrate academic performance in portfolio assessment. In D. Browder & F. Spooner (Eds.) Teaching language arts, math, and science to students with significant cognitive disabilities, (pp. 277-293). Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes.
• Kearns, J., Kleinert, H., Kleinert, J., and Towles-Reeves, E. (2006). Learner Characteristics Inventory. Lexington, Kentucky: University of Kentucky, National Alternate Assessment Center.
• Kearns, J., Towles-Reeves, E., Kleinert, H., & Kleinert, J. (2006). Learning characteristics inventory report. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, National Alternate Assessment Center. (PDF : 43 Kb)
• Towles-Reeves, E., & Kearns, J. (2006). Alternate assessment impact survey report Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, National Alternate Assessment Center. (PDF : 85 Kb)
• Towles-Reeves, E., & Kleinert, H. (2006). The impact of one state’s alternate assessment upon instruction and IEP development. Rural Special Education Quarterly, 25(3), 31-39. (URL : External)
• Flowers, C., Ahlgrim-Delzell, L., Browder, D., & Spooner, F. (2005). Teachers' perceptions of alternate assessments. Research & Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 30(2), 81-92. (URL : External)
• Horvath, L., Kampfer-Bohach, S., & Kearns, J. (2005). The use of accommodations among students with deaf blindness in large-scale assessment systems. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 16(3), 177-187. (URL : External)
• Kleinert, H., Browder, D., & Towles-Reeves, E. (2005). The assessment triangle and students with significant cognitive disabilities: Models of student cognition. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, National Alternate Assessment Center. (PDF : 145 Kb)
• Moore-Lamminen, L., & Olsen, K. (2005). Alternate assessment: Teacher and state experiences. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, Alliance for Systems Change/Mid-South Regional Resource Center. (PDF : 413 Kb)
• Denham, A. (2004). Pathways to learning for students with cognitive challenges: Reading, writing, and presenting. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute. (PDF : 990 Kb)