This brief provides states and districts with guidance on a process for developing content standard extensions and aligning these extensions to assessment, with a particular focus on science.
Dr. Doreen Ferko presented this webinar on March 1, 2005. Dr. Ferko discussed how to address the science standard, inquiry, via the content of physical science. Suggestions for including students with special needs was also discussed. Also provided were examples of physical science demonstrations that address the national science standard.
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Adaptations Are Essential is a series of resource guides written for teachers and other service providers who work with students with mild disabilities. The guides describe strategies for aligning students’ individualized education programs (IEPs) with the State of Washington’s essential academic learning requirements (EALRs). Separate resource guides have been developed for mathematics, reading, and writing.
This brief provides information on the purpose and benefits of assessment, as well as examples of assessments for specific areas of reading and resources for additional information.