Accessible Reading Assessments for Students with Disabilities

Résumé du livre

The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of reading test items that may differentially impede the performance of students with disabilities. The findings suggest that there are certain revisions that can be done on current assessments to make them more accessible for students with disabilities. Features such as words per page, typeface changes, point size changes, and unnecessary visuals may be easily adjusted to the optimum level without affecting the validity of the assessment. These changes may help all test takers, not just students with disabilities. Appended are: (1) Rating Guidelines; and (2) Complexity Code Forms for Raters. (Contains 36 tables and 2 figures.).