2025 DLM External Review of Testlets in Kansas City, MO
DLM Highlights
Montana Joins the DLM Alternate Assessment
Montana has joined the DLM consortium as the eighth instructionally embedded state. With the addition of Montana, DLM alternate assessments serve students in 24 states. Montana students will take DLM assessments for English language arts, m…
Readtopia Free Units Available
Did you know that ATLAS' own Karen Erickson is a lead editor & author of Readtopia? It is aligned with DLM Essential Elements in ELA and mathematics. You can request free units to try with your students.
Exciting New Resources Using DLM Familiar Texts
DLM Familiar Text lesson plans are now available for teachers to use during instruction. Each plan includes a familiar text and focuses on early symbolic communication. These plans help students identify objects, express personal preferences, and respond to “Yes” or “No” questions during shared r…
Tennessee Joins the DLM Alternate Assessment
Tennessee has joined the DLM consortium as the seventh instructionally embedded state. With the addition of Tennessee, DLM alternate assessments serve students in 22 states. Tennessee students will take DLM assessments for English language arts and mathematics.
DLM Reaches New Milestone
At the close of the spring 2023 testing window, students had taken more than 2 million DLM testlets.
The DLM Alternate Assessment System is a technology-based assessment system designed for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. The assessment is delivered in grades 3–…
Science education experts review Essential Elements
ATLAS is bringing together special education and science education experts from around the country to review new drafts of science Essential Elements for the Dynamic Learning Maps® (DLM®) alternate assessment.
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Dynamic Learning Maps Create Path to Success
An educator expert panel identified a range of postsecondary opportunities for students who meet the DLM achievement standards, including employment with wages and benefits similar to those without disabilities who perform the same work.
New Publication by DLM Staff
The COVID-19 pandemic caused changes in instruction and assessment nationwide. These changes impact the defensible reporting of results. DLM staff explored several instruction and assessment scenarios. They examined how each scenario may inform decisions about scoring and reporting for the 2020-2…
New Publication by DLM Staff
DLM staff explored the relationship between DLM academic achievement standards and postsecondary opportunities for students with significant cognitive disabilities.