Assessment of Exceptional Students, Seventh Edition, offers a practical approach that emphasizes how both informal and formal procedures fit into the overall assessment process. Highlights of the Seventh Edition: *NEW! Coverage of the IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) 2004 reauthorization and its implications on assessment. In addition, a section on the companion Web site will keep students and instructors informed about the latest information regarding IDEA and its forthcoming regulations. *Increased coverage of accommodations--very timely based on the requirements of IDEA. *Increased coverage of alternate assessment, including observation, criterion-referenced testing, curriculum-based and portfolio assessment, and other alternative procedures. *New information about the role of assessment in No Child Left Behind and high-stakes testing. *Updated references and reviews of literature on the norm-referenced tests. *Descriptions of many revised tests including the WISC-IV, Stanford-Binet-5, KTEA-II, KABC-II, and the BASC-2. *Chapters 5 and 6 have been streamlined to align the steps and examples of developing CRTs and CBAs.* Additional examples of determining basals and ceilings using real tests. *Appendix C has been moved to Chapter 2 in order to provide early information about how assessment data are used for determining eligibility for special education. *Includes margin icons that indicate where information related to diversity, technology, and test accommodations is mentioned. *Chapter 12 (Assessment of Reading) now includes information on instruments for assessing emerging reading skills, consistent with the Early Reading First mandate of NCLB.