Curriculum-Based Assessment: Reading and State Academic Standards

Abstract

The article explains how teachers can construct curriculum-based assessments (CBA), using state academic standards, to measure the reading skills and progress of elementary students with mild disabilities.

Key Words:

• curriculum-based assessment (CBA)
• academic standards
• reading
• mild disabilities

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Notes on contributors

Kourtland Koch

Linda J. Hargrove is an associate professor in the Department of Special Education, Kathy L. Church is an assistant professor in the Department of Elementary Education, and Nina Yssel and Kourtland Koch are assistant professors in the Department of Special Education, all at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.