Welcome to OSEP's Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students With Disabilities!

NICHCY is pleased to make available OSEP's Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities. If you are involved in educating students with disabilities, you'll find the tool kit a very helpful resource.

Basics about the Tool Kit

Who produced the Tool Kit?

The Tool Kit is a product developed by the U.S. Department of Education as part of an initiative focused on improving teaching, learning, and assessing by increasing states’ capacity to provide rigorous assessment, instruction, and accountability for students with disabilities.

Who’s the Tool Kit for?

The Tool Kit is intended primarily for all those involved in educating students with disabilities—state personnel, local school districts, schools, and families.

What’s in the Tool Kit?

Use the Table of Contents above to hop in and see for yourself what’s available on large-scale assessment, instructional practices, behavior resources, and the most up-to-date information and guidance on accommodations schools can provide to students with disabilities to assist them in their learning.

Will more info be added later?

Yes, indeed! As we mentioned above, the Tool Kit is a work in progress. As new resources become available, they will be added to the Tool Kit.

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