2007 Conference Presentations
Association of Test Publishers (ATP), 2/5-2/7/2007, Palm Springs, CA Symposium title: Designing and Developing Accessible Reading Assessments for Students with Disabilities (Linda Cook, Ross Moen, and Martha Thurlow)
Hoop Dancing: A Framework for Accessible Reading Assessments (Ross Moen)
Designing Accessible Reading Assessments: A Summary of Research (DARA) (Linda Cook)
Partnership for Accessible Reading Assessment (PARA) Project Overview, Results, Next Steps (Martha Thurlow)
Technology Assisted Reading Assessment (TARA) Research Plans (Linda Cook)
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), 3/18/2007, Anaheim, CA
Developing Accessible Large-Scale Reading Assessments for Students with Disabilities (Martha Thurlow)
Designing Accessible Reading Assessments (DARA) A Summary of Research (Cara Cahalan Laitusis)
Partnership for Accessible Reading Assessment (PARA) (Martha Thurlow and Deborah Dillon)
Technology Assisted Reading Assessment (Linda Cook)
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), 4/20/2007, Louisville, KY
Symposium title: Developing Accessible Large-Scale Reading Assessments for Students with Disabilities
Designing Accessible Reading Assessments (DARA): A Summary of Research (Cara Cahalan Laitusis)
Partnership for Accessible Reading Assessment (PARA) (Martha Thurlow)
Technology Assisted Reading Assessment (TARA) (Frederick Cline)
National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), 4/10/2007, Chicago, IL
Symposium title: Examining DIF and DDF for Students With Disabilities on State English Language Arts Assessments: A Summary of Research from the National Accessible Reading Assessment Projects
Examining Differential Item Functioning for a Reading Test Administered With a Read Aloud Modification (Linda Cook, Mary Pitoniak, Cara Cahalan Laitusis and Frederick Cline)
Using Differential Item Functioning to Investigate the Impact of Testing Accommodations on an English Language Arts Assessment for Students Who are Blind and Visually Impaired (Elizabeth Stone, Linda Cook, Cara Cahalan Laitusis, and Frederick Cline)
Examining Differential Item and Distractor Functioning in Reading Assessments for Students with Disabilities (Jamal Abedi, Seth Leon, and Jenny Kao)
Examining Test Items for Differential Distractor Functioning Among Students With Learning Disabilities (Kyndra Middleton)
International Reading Association (IRA), 5/13-5/17/2007, Toronto, Canada
Developing Accessible Reading Assessments for Students with Disabilities (Deborah Dillon and Martha Thurlow)
Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Research Conference 6/6/2007, Washington, DC
Research on Making Large-Scale Reading Assessments More Accessible for Students with Disabilities (Deborah Dillon)
Research on Making Large Scale Assessments More Accessible for Students with Disabilities (Cara Cahalan Laitusis and Linda Cook)
Partnership for Accessible Reading Assessment (PARA): Motivation Study (Deborah Dillon)
Item Analyses Studies (Jamal Abedi, Seth Leon, and Jenny Kao)
PARA Poster (Martha Thurlow and Deborah Dillon)
DARA Poster (Cara Cahalan Laitusis and Frederick Cline)
TARA Poster (Linda Cook and Teresa King)
Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), 6/18/2007, Nashville, TN
Symposium title: Finished! State Reading Tests from the Student's Perspective
Less Accurately Measured Students (Ross Moen, Martha Thurlow, and Kristin Liu)
Engaged by Choice? (Martha Thurlow, Deborah Dillon, and Ross Moen)
Cognitive Labs to Explore Potential Causes of DIF in Students with and without Reading-Based Learning Disabilities (Teresa King and Cara Cahalan Laitusis)
Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), 6/20/2007, Nashville, TN
Symposium title: Research Findings and Implications from the National Accessible Reading Assessment Projects
Technology Assisted Reading Assessment (TARA) (Jason Altman, Martha Thurlow, Christopher Johnstone and Joseph Timmons)
Segmented Text Study (Jamal Abedi)
Multistage Testing (Cara Cahalan Laitusis)
Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA), 10/17-110/19, 2007, Hartford, CT
Investigation of Some Assessment Issues for Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired (Elizabeth Stone)
The Impact of an Emotional Disorder on Reading Comprehension Performance (Teresa King and Cara Cahalan Laitusis)
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