families
Parent Tips and Tools
The Parent Tips and Tools include a set of documents that are specifically designed for parent use. The navigation documents contain both a short version and a more detailed guide for use with the NCSC wiki.
www.wiki.ncscpartners.org/index.php/Parent_Tips_and_Tools
Assessment System Practice Site
Students can access multiple sample items for both ELA and Mathematics prior to the beginning of the test window. The sample items are located in the MSAA Online Assessment System at
www.msaaassessment.org/tap/sample-items
Parent Resources
Presentations and interactive modules designed to supplement written NCSC materials as well as written summaries about the NCSC project, explore teaching and learning for students with significant cognitive disabilities, and provide broad coverage of topics of interest to educators and parents alike.
www.wiki.ncscpartners.org/index.php/Video_Disclaimer
National Alternate Assessment Center
NAAC is a five-year project funded under the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). NAAC has four primary objectives: to bring together and build on high quality, technically sound alternate assessments; to demonstrate high quality design through our selected partner states; to administer all types of alternate assessments; and finally, to provide technical assistances through high quality dissemination practices.
www.naacpartners.org/
Built-In Supports
The Parent Tips and Tools include a set of documents that are specifically designed for parent use. The navigation documents contain both a short version and a more detailed guide for use with the NCSC wiki.
www.wiki.ncscpartners.org/index.php/Parent_Tips_and_Tools
Assessment System Practice Site
Students can access multiple sample items for both ELA and Mathematics prior to the beginning of the test window. The sample items are located in the MSAA Online Assessment System at
www.msaaassessment.org/tap/sample-items
Parent Resources
Presentations and interactive modules designed to supplement written NCSC materials as well as written summaries about the NCSC project, explore teaching and learning for students with significant cognitive disabilities, and provide broad coverage of topics of interest to educators and parents alike.
www.wiki.ncscpartners.org/index.php/Video_Disclaimer
National Alternate Assessment Center
NAAC is a five-year project funded under the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). NAAC has four primary objectives: to bring together and build on high quality, technically sound alternate assessments; to demonstrate high quality design through our selected partner states; to administer all types of alternate assessments; and finally, to provide technical assistances through high quality dissemination practices.
www.naacpartners.org/
Built-In Supports
- Entire test can be read aloud
- Visual Supports
- Limited number of answer choice options
- Reduced text complexity- thoughtful adaptations of passages
Parent Brochure of Resources
| msaa_parent_brochure_2020_accessible.pdf |
| spanish_msaa_parent_brochure_accessible_2020.pdf |