Table A7. How many state content standards were there for reading/language arts? On how many content standards in reading/language arts were students with significant cognitive disabilities using the alternate assessment assessed?
State | a. Number of general content standards |
b. Number of content standards on which students were assessed |
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Alabama | Varied by grade level | Varied by grade level | ||
Alaska | Varied by grade level | Varied by grade level | ||
Arizona | 3 | 3 | ||
Arkansas | 4 | 3 | ||
California | Varied by grade level | Varied by grade level | ||
Colorado | 6 | 6 | ||
Connecticut | 4 | 4 | ||
Delaware | 4 | 1 | ||
District of Columbia | Varied by grade level | 3 | ||
Florida | † | † | ||
Georgia | Varied by grade level | 2 | ||
Hawaii | 3 | 3 | ||
Idaho | 5 | 5 | ||
Illinois | 5 | 1 | ||
Indiana | 7 | 7 | ||
Iowa | 1 | 1 | ||
Kansas | 2 | 2 | ||
Kentucky | Varied by grade level | Varied by grade level | ||
Louisiana | 7 | 6 | ||
Maine | 5 | 2 | ||
Maryland | 3 | 3 | ||
Massachusetts | 3 | Varied by grade level | ||
Michigan1 | 4-Apr | 4-Apr | ||
Minnesota | 3 | 1 | ||
Mississippi | 4 | 4 | ||
Missouri | 7 | 2 | ||
Montana | 5 | 4 | ||
Nebraska | 13 | 4 | ||
Nevada | 12 | 3 | ||
New Hampshire | 8 | 2 | ||
New Jersey | 5 | 2 | ||
New Mexico | 3 | 3 | ||
New York | 4 | Varied by grade level | ||
North Carolina | Varied by grade level | Varied by grade level | ||
North Dakota | 6 | 3 | ||
Ohio | 8 | 8 | ||
Oklahoma | 4 | Varied by teacher discretion | ||
Oregon | Varied by grade level | Varied by grade level | ||
Pennsylvania | 8 | 1 | ||
Rhode Island | 8 | 2 | ||
South Carolina | 4 | 3 | ||
South Dakota | 4 | 4 | ||
Tennessee | 3 | 3 | ||
Texas | Varied by grade level | Varied by grade level | ||
Utah | Varied by grade level | 1 | ||
Vermont | 4 | 3 | ||
Virginia | 2 | 2 | ||
Washington | 8 | 1 | ||
West Virginia | 3 | Varied by grade level | ||
Wisconsin | 6 | 4 | ||
Wyoming | 3 | 2 | ||
— No.
X Yes. 1 More than one assessment used. See explanation in introductory text of this appendix. NOTE: Percentages do not sum to 100 because multiple responses were possible. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Special Education Research, National Study on Alternate Assessments (NSAA), state data summaries for school year 2006-07. |