NCLB and the reauthorized IDEA brought new rules governing alternate and modified assessments. The Answer Book brings you solutions. Through easy-to-follow questions and answers, the brand new Second Edition spells out these first-time requirements and how to meet them — so you can educate students with disabilities in the general education curriculum while preserving districtwide standards for all students.

From assigning grades and measuring progress, to taking part in statewide assessments, you get answers to your everyday concerns — plus up-to-date guidance on:

• Revisions to state and districtwide testing requirements for students with disabilities as part of NCLB’s mandate for adequate yearly progress
• Current standards for alternate assessments
• New rules for evaluating students for specific learning disabilities
• Changes in states' high school exit examination requirements
• OCR letters on transcripts and report cards for students with disabilities
• And much more