The Relationship Between Instructional and Assessment Accommodations in an Inclusive State Accountability System

Abstract

We investigated the kinds of instructional and assessment accommodations students with disabilities receive, and the extent to which instructional accommodations match assessment accommodations. Most students who had IEPs in specific content areas received instruc tional accommodations in those areas, and there were no differences by disability type. We provide data on the specific types of accom modations used. Overall, students' assessment accommodations matched their instructional accommodations, though many student: received testing accommodations that had not been received in instruction. Implications are discussed for IEP teams who make decision: about instructional and assessment accommodations.