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Resources for Parents

• Cortiella, C. (2006). NCLB and IDEA: What parents of students with disabilities need to know and do. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, National Center on Educational Outcomes. (PDF : 748 Kb)
• Flowers, C., & Browder, D. (2004). Ten questions that parents should ask about alternate assessments. Charlotte, NC: Evaluation of Emerging Alternate Assessment Practices Project.(PDF : 55 Kb)
• Learning Opportunities for your Child through Alternate Assessment. (URL : External)

Resources for Teachers

• Land, L. (2010, September) Is it Mathematics? (Common Core Version) (PDF : ??? Kb)
• Kennedy, S. (2010, September) Is it Reading? (Common Core Version) (PDF : ??? Kb)
• Kennedy, S. (2010, September) Is it Science? (Common Core Version) (PDF : ??? Kb)
• Burdge, M., Denham, A., Clayton, J., Land, L., Taub, D., Wickham, D., & Towles-Reeves, E. (2006, November). Teaching the 4 step model: Taking grade level standards and identifying how to teach content relevant to student. Presentation at the annual meeting of TASH, Baltimore, MD. (PDF : 1142 Kb)
• Clayton, J., Land, L., Burdge, M., Denham, A., Taub, D., Wickham, D., & Towles-Reeves, E. (2006, November). Identifying grade level curriculum that is relevant to a student’s life and teaching that. Presentation at the annual meeting of TASH, Baltimore, MD. (PDF : 472 Kb)
• National Alternate Assessment Center (2006, November). History of Curriculum:Where We Are Today Presentation at the annual meeting of TASH, Baltimore, MD. (PDF : 548 Kb)
• Towles-Reeves, E., Wickham, D., Burdge, M., Clayton, J., Denham, A., Taub, D., & Land, L. (2006, November). Cracker barrel: How to appropriately teach students with significant cognitive disabilities in an age of accountability. Presentation at the annual meeting of TASH, Baltimore, MD. (PDF : 171 Kb)
• Wickham, D., Towles-Reeves, E., Clayton, J., Denham, A., Land, L., Taub, D., & Burdge, M. (2006, November). NCLB and IDEA focus on grade level curriculum and the role of alternate assessments. Presentation at the annual meeting of TASH, Baltimore, MD. (PDF : 163 Kb)
• Lee, L., & Lewis, P. (2006, April). Universal design solutions in instruction and assessment: Explore the opportunity of accessible technology-based assessment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children, Salt Lake City, UT. (PDF : 850 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)
• NCEO Teleconference: March 12, 2005
  • Is it Science?   (PDF : 2127 Kb)
  • Teaching Standards Based Science   (PDF : 19 Kb)
• National Alternate Assessment Center (2005). Designing from the Ground Floor : Alternate Assessment on Alternate Achievement Standards : Access and Alignment to Grade-level Content Session presented at the Council of Chief State School Officer’s Annual Large Scale Assessment Conference. June 19-22, 2005, San Antonio, TX. (PDF : 3169 Kb)
  • Part I: Overview, Terminology, Theory, and Research   (PDF : 775 Kb)
  • Part II: Who are the Students Who Take Alternate Assessments on Alternate Achievement Standards   (PDF : 233 Kb)
  • Part III: Theory of Learning: What Students with the most Significant Cognitive Disabilities Should Know and Be Able to Do   (PDF : 742 Kb)
  • Part IV: Stepwise Process to Access Grade Level Content Standards and Curriculum   (PDF : 898 Kb)
    • Trainer's Version   (PDF : 563 Kb)
    • Teacher's Version   (PDF : 333 Kb)
  • Part V: Is It Reading, Is It Mathematics?   (PDF : 486 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)