These Briefs cover topics that shaped the NCSC comprehensive system of curriculum, instruction, and assessment during NCSC’s five years of research-to-practice development.

• NCSC Brief 1: AA-AAS: Standards That Are the “Same but Different” PDF
• NCSC Brief 2: AA-AAS: Defining High Expectations for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities PDF
• NCSC Brief 3: AA-AAS: How Do Our Students Learn and Show What They Know? PDF
• NCSC Brief 4: Promoting Communication Skills in Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities PDF
• NCSC Brief 5: Standards-based Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for Students Who Participate in AA-AAS PDF
• NCSC Brief 6: NCSC’s Age- and Grade-Appropriate Assessment of Student Learning PDF
• NCSC Brief 7: NCSC’s Content Model for Grade-Aligned Instruction and Assessment: “The Same Curriculum for All Students” PDF
• NCSC Brief 8: Characteristics of Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities: Data from NCSC’s 2015 Assessment PDF
• NCSC Brief 9: NCSC’s Theory of Action and Validity Evaluation Approach PDF

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