Originally Posted by shel90

Yea, I have given out the Alternate Maryland State Assessment (Alt-MSA)...that is for deaf children with devere additional needs. My opinion, I dont feel that they really accurately measure their progress but it is better than the regular MSA.

Now the Mod-MSA (Modified-Maryland State Assessment), that will be for deaf children who are performing 2 to 3 years behind and we havent started that yet cuz the state hasnt developed it yet. Maybe next year.

The regular MSA is still and will be given to deaf students who are performing at their grade levels in addition to those who are delayed without any additional special needs. I cant wait for the state to develop the Mod-MSA for those who are language deprived but remember it is being developed by a panel of people with no experience in deafness and deaf ed so I hope the test is not biased. We'll see.