Testing Deaf Students in an Age of Accountability »

Robert C. Johnson is former Research Editor at the Gallaudet Research Institute, Washington, DC.

Ross E. Mitchell is Assistant Professor in the School of Education at University of Redlands, Redlands, CA.

This collection examines the impact of the No Child Left Behind legislation and high-stake testing on deaf students and their education.

Foreword Joseph "Jay" Innes ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction Robert C. Johnson Ross E. Mitchell 1

Part 1 Testing and Accountability Issues

1 Accountability in the Education of Deaf Students Under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act and No Child Left Behind Barbara Raimondo 17

2 Academic Achievement of Deaf Students Ross E. Mitchell 38

3 Accommodations to Improve Instruction and Assessment of Deaf Students Betsy J. Case 51

4 Using Universal Design Research and Perspectives to Increase the Validity of Scores on Large-Scale Assessments Martha L. Thurlow Christopher Johnstone Sandra J. Thompson Betsy J. Case 63

5 Alternate Assessments: Leaving No Child Behind Amid Standards-Based Reform Elizabeth Towles-Reeves 76

6 No Child Left Behind and Schools for the Deaf: Integration Into the Accountability Framework Stephanie W. Cawthon 92

Part 2 Case Studies from Selected States

7 One State's Perspective on the Appropriate Inclusion of Deaf Students in Large-Scale Assessments Courtney Foster 115

8 High-Stakes Testing of Deaf Students in North Carolina Jana Lollis 136

9 Implications and Complications of Including Deaf Students in Statewide Assessments in Illinois Michael Jones 149

10 Testing, Accountability, and Equity for Deaf Students in Delaware Ed Bosso 167

11 Participating in the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System Michael Bello Patrick Costello Suzanne Recane 181

12 Marlon's Charge: A Journey Into the World of Assessment Joseph E. Fischgrund 194

13 The Effect of No Child Left Behind at the Maryland School for the Deaf and Nationwide Richard C. Steffan, Jr. 204

14 The Potential Harm to Deaf Students of High Stakes Testing inCalifornia Pat Moore 217

Afterword 239

Contributors 245

Index 249