National Assessment of Educational Progress  Assessment Resources and FAQ

Inclusion and Accommodations Policies

Accommodations in the testing environment or administration procedures are available for SD and EL students to support their participation in the assessment. Some NAEP testing accommodations are actually built-in features—or Universal Design Elements--of the digitally based assessments that are available to all students. 

Kansas EL Inclusion Resources

• Kansas EL Inclusion Policy (PDF)

• KS NAEP 2026-Inclusion Policy EL-Math-Reading-Grades-4-8 Civics and US History (PDF)

• KS NAEP 2026-Inclusion Policy EL-Math and Reading Grades-4-8-12 Pilot (PDF)

Kansas SD Inclusion Resources

• Kansas SD Inclusion Policy (PDF)

• KS NAEP 2026-Inclusion Policy SD-Math and Reading-Grades-4-8-Civics and US History (PDF)

• KS NAEP 2026 Inclusion Policy SD-Math and Reading-Grades-4-8-12 Pilot (PDF)

NAEP FAQ's

FAQ's on sampling and Nation's report card.

• Focus on NAEP - NAEP Sampling (PDF)

• FAQ - The Nation's Report Card (external link)

Sample Questions

• Long-Term Trend Sample Questions (external link)
  Since the 1970s, NAEP has tracked student performance in reading and math among 9-, 13-, and 17-year-olds through long-term trend (LTT) assessments, usually given every four years.

• Nations Report Card - Sample Questions (external link)
  These questions are a sampling of the actual ones students taking NAEP assessments answered.